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April 25, 2025

"The Next Version of 'The Big Lie'": Trump Orders Probe into Dem Fundraising Platform ActBlue
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President Trump is calling for the Justice Department to investigate Act
Blue, the online fundraising platform used by most Democratic
politicians. Trump accused Act Blue of allowing fraudulent donations.
Act Blue called the claims "baseless." Win Red, the Republican
fundraising platform, has also faced reports of donor-related issues,
though is not named in Trump's memo to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Act
Blue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones called Trump's probe "the next version of
'the big lie.'"


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