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Trump targets Democratic fundraising organization ActBlue

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Trump targets Democratic fundraising organization ActBlue

President Donald Trump targeted Democratic fundraising group ActBlue and other online fundraising platforms with a presidential memorandum on Thursday that the White House said was aimed at cracking down on illegal foreign contributions in U.S. elections.

The memo, which Trump signed Thursday afternoon, directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and 'take appropriate action concerning allegations regarding the use of online fundraising platforms to make 'straw' or 'dummy' contributions and to make foreign contributions to U.S. political candidates and committees, all of which break the law,' according to a White House statement.

The memo cites a congressional investigation that 'revealed significant fraud schemes using ActBlue' as well as a 30-day period during the 2024 election in which donations from foreign IP addresses using prepaid cards were detected.

'Today's escalation by the White House is blatantly unlawful and needs to be seen for what it is: Donald Trump's latest front in his campaign to stamp out all political, electoral and ideological opposition,' the organization said. 'ActBlue will immediately pursue all legal avenues to protect and defend itself.'