ActBlue CEO pleads the Fifth as House probes illegal foreign donations to Dems

WASHINGTON — The CEO of the largest Democratic fundraising platform pleaded the Fifth Amendment Wednesday rather than testify before Congress about allegations that her firm illegally funneled foreign donations to federal campaigns.

“On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully decline to answer this question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution,” ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones said in response to her first question in the House hearing.

ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones is pleading the fifth. Regina Wallace-Jones / Facebook

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) said in his opening remarks there was “significant concern that ActBlue may have allowed foreign donations on their platform, lied to Congress and withheld responsive documents from a congressional subpoena.”

ActBlue is facing allegations her firm illegally funneled foreign donations to federal campaigns. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

“All three of those actions are illegal,” Steil declared.

The Administration panel issued a subpoena compelling Wallace-Jones’ testimony after ActBlue lawyers indicated she wouldn’t answer questions on a voluntary basis.

Steil and other Republican committee chairmen looking into ActBlue have claimed that Wallace-Jones also misled Congress about the strength of fraud safeguards on its platform.