ActBlue chief heads to Capitol Hill hot seat as donor fraud probe intensifies

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The embattled head of a Democratic fundraising powerhouse is slated to face a grilling by House lawmakers as questions swirl about whether the group misled Congress about alleged donor fraud. ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones will testify before the House Administration Committee in a potentially explosive hearing Wednesday, as a years-long congressional probe into how the payment processor vets overseas donors comes to a head. Wallace-Jones’ testimony will be the first time she has publicly addressed the fraud allegations. Representatives for ActBlue have repeatedly denied making false statements to Congress and have argued the Republican-led probe is politically motivated. Earlier this week, an attorney for Wallace-Jones requested that House Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., issue a subpoena for her testimony ahead of Wednesday’s hearing — weeks after she voluntarily agreed in May to appear before the committee on June 10. HEAD OF DEM FUNDRAISING POWERHOUSE GETS CAPITOL HILL SUMMONS AS GOP PROBE ESCALATES After Republicans promptly moved to subpoena Wallace-Jones, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital that she planned to attend Wednesday’s hearing. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who have been involved with the ActBlue probe, are also expected to be waved onto the committee to question Wallace-Jones. Steil framed the hearing as part of a broader effort to prevent foreign money from entering the political sphere. "The goal of this investigation remains the same: to ensure that federal law effectively stops bad actors, including foreign actors, from making political donations to American candidates and campaigns through online fundraising platforms," Steil wrote in a letter to Wallace-Jones Wednesday, accompanying the subpoena request reviewed by Fox News Digital. The House Administration Committee has scrutinized ActBlue since 2023 over the payment processor’s…