Since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for President-and as of this month, the actual Democratic nominee for president-Vice President Kamala Harris has blasted past fundraising records. Within 24 hours of President Joe Biden's endorsement in July, her campaign raised $81 million...bringing the campaign's July fundraising total to $310 million. This unprecedented outpouring of grassroots donations has also sparked a simultaneous uptick in donor fraud accusations.
Republicans in the House Administration Committee have expanded an ongoing investigation into ActBlue, citing 'a wide array of sources' that have voiced concerns about its compliance with campaign finance law. These inquiries point to unspecified allegations of possible foreign money laundering or identity theft supposedly being carried out by bad actors on ActBlue.
Experts in campaign finance law argue that many of the allegations being lobbed at ActBlue are, at best, based on a misunderstanding of how federal campaign contributions are reported and, at worst, a bad faith attempt by conservatives to cast doubt on a tool that has become essential to Democratic campaigns.
These are not serious allegations, and I'm surprised that people who otherwise present themselves as serious are treating them as such,' said Brendan Fischer, deputy executive director of the watchdog group Documented...
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