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Probe Into ActBlue’s Financial Fraud Expands [WATCH] [Video]

An investigation into the online fundraising platform ActBlue has expanded to include 19 states, as attorneys general across the country question the company’s security practices and its potential role in facilitating illegal campaign donations.

The inquiry, which began with a handful of states and a House committee, now encompasses nearly half the country as concerns mount over whether ActBlue has been used to launder foreign money or make “straw donations”—a process where donations are made in individuals’ names without their consent.

State attorneys general have raised alarms that donations through ActBlue may have been improperly attributed to individuals who did not actually make them.

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In a letter sent to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones last week, the attorneys general pointed to potential security lapses that may allow such unauthorized donations to occur.

“Recent reporting suggests that there may be donors across the country who …

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Likelihood of Trump abuse draws opponents to bill that would facilitate shutting down non-profits [Video]

Rachel Maddow reports on the return of a bill that would make it possible to punish a non-profit organization by labeling them as being in support of terrorism. While many lawmakers were ok with the idea initially, the return of Donald Trump to the White House is causing second thoughts about how the law could be abused by someone looking to eliminate opposition to their power.