If you ever wondered whether the Democrats’ favorite fundraising machine was playing by the rules, Texas just answered that question with a sledgehammer.
Attorney General Ken Paxton dropped the hammer today, filing a massive lawsuit against ActBlue, the online donation platform that processes billions in contributions for Democratic candidates and left-wing causes. The allegations are serious: fraudulent donation practices, a failure to verify donor identities, and a system that allegedly allowed foreign money to flow into American elections.
Let that sink in for a moment. The platform that powered the campaigns of Biden, Kamala Harris, and countless other Democrats is now accused of letting foreign nationals pump money into U.S. elections. That is not a minor bookkeeping error. That is a potential threat to the integrity of our entire electoral system.
Paxton made the announcement himself on X:
The New York Post picked up the story immediately:
Fox News reported on the details of the complaint:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Sunday against the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, alleging the group engaged in deceptive trade practices by failing to verify the identities of donors making contributions through its platform.
The lawsuit, filed in a Texas state court, accuses ActBlue of allowing “rampant donor fraud” by not requiring basic identity verification for credit card transactions, which Paxton says opened the door for fraudulent and potentially foreign contributions to flow into American political campaigns.
According to the complaint, ActBlue processes billions of dollars in political donations but does not use standard card verification tools like CVV codes or address verification systems that are considered industry standard for online financial transactions.
Think about that. Billions of dollars flowing through a platform that reportedly does not even bother to check CVV codes. Every gas station in America verifies your zip code when you swipe a card at the pump, but ActBlue allegedly could not be bothered to do the same for political donations.
KSAT added more context on the scope of the allegations:
Paxton’s office says the lawsuit centers on ActBlue’s alleged failure to implement basic fraud prevention measures that are standard in the financial industry. The complaint alleges that this failure has enabled straw donor schemes, where contributions are made under the names of real people without their knowledge or consent.
The attorney general’s office cited multiple cases where elderly Americans and low-income individuals were listed as making hundreds of small donations they say they never authorized. Some donors reportedly had thousands of dollars in contributions attributed to them across multiple election cycles despite having no knowledge of the transactions.
Elderly Americans having their identities used for donations they never made. Low-income individuals listed as repeat mega-donors. If even half of these allegations hold up in court, this could be one of the biggest election integrity cases in American history.
Paxton has been on a tear when it comes to holding powerful institutions accountable, and this lawsuit is perhaps his boldest move yet. ActBlue will almost certainly fight back with an army of lawyers, but the allegations in this complaint paint a picture of a platform that prioritized fundraising volume over basic legal compliance.
The real question now is whether other state attorneys general will follow Texas’ lead. If ActBlue’s verification failures are as widespread as alleged, this is not just a Texas problem. It is a national one.
How does that sound?
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