Texas Sues Democratic Party’s ActBlue Platform

Attorney General Ken Paxton claims the fundraising platform is fraudulently accepting donations from foreign entities and dark money.
Texas Sues Democratic Party’s ActBlue Platform
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo
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Texas sued ActBlue on April 20, alleging that the Democratic Party’s political fundraising platform misleads consumers by illegally accepting fraudulent foreign donations for federal and state candidates.

“The radical left has relied on ActBlue as a way to funnel foreign donations and dark money into their political campaigns to subvert our laws and compromise the integrity of our elections,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement. “ActBlue lied to Congress and to the American people, and I will ensure justice is served.”

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