The ActBlue fundraising scandal is heating up in the Lone Star State.
In October 2024, the Gateway Pundit reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for the Department of Justice to investigate the Democrat fundraising powerhouse for “circumstances surrounding highly suspicious campaign contributions made through political committee online contribution platforms.”
The state’s own investigation confirmed evidence showing that donations were being made in people’s names without their knowledge or consent. This was in line with discoveries made by Peter Bernegger and reported by James O’Keefe regarding smurfing activities involving ActBlue.
Today, AG Paxton announced on X that he has filed a lawsuit against ActBlue “for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations.”
In a press release, AG Paxton stated:
“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. ActBlue lied to Congress and to the American people, and I will ensure justice is served. It has blatantly ignored state law that prohibits deceptive practices, and it must pay for its illegal conduct. Fair elections are the foundation of our democracy, and I will work to ensure no illegal campaign donation flies under the radar.”
The press release claims that an internal OAG investigation showed that ActBlue “lied about its donor vetting policies and its operations.” The platform’s claims about its donation safeguards were misrepresented, according to reporting by the New York Times, citing ActBlue’s own outside counsel. The OAG determined that these safeguards “are not consistently implemented.”
“For example, investigators from the Office of the Attorney General were able to prove that ActBlue continues to process gift card donations, despite the company’s representations that the opposite is true,” the press release states. “ActBlue’s acceptance of gift cards and prepaid debit cards allows for fraudulent donations due to the lack of identification required.”
BREAKING: I just filed a landmark lawsuit against ActBlue for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations. pic.twitter.com/LPsFzKACBb
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) April 20, 2026
In August 2024, James O’Keefe published an exposé of Texans who were victims of this identity theft:
ActBlue Exposed: Texas Donors Shocked by Unauthorized Donations, AG’s Office Investigating
“I’m not rich. I don’t give that kind of money,” says Janice Bosco of Horseshoe Bay, TX, after discovering that ActBlue (@actblue) recorded 648 donations totaling around $16,000 in her… pic.twitter.com/xbmGF7XJ7A
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) August 12, 2024
The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on the ActBlue and WinRed smurfing activities that involve foreign donations as well as U.S. taxpayer funds being laundered back into the United States via these fundraising platforms.
In November 2024, Peter Bernegger, who led the team that discovered the smurfing among the two major fundraising platforms, joined the Why We Vote podcast to discuss how this scheme involves both foreign actors as well as U.S. taxpayer funds:
With the Federal Elections Commission opening up public comment for a rule change regarding how credit card donations are processed (calling for a rule change requiring the CVV number captured), it is worth noting a couple things that exemplify our government’s inefficiency as… pic.twitter.com/wYD6aC3Mvq
— CannCon (@canncon) November 29, 2024
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