ActBlue CEO pleads the Fifth: Rep Bryan Steil says investigation will move forward

The CEO of the largest Democratic fundraising platform pleaded the Fifth nearly two dozen times Wednesday rather than answer questions from lawmakers. Her appearance came amid allegations that ActBlue misled Congress about alleged donor fraud. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, told The National News Desk, Regina Wallace-Jones initially volunteered to appear before his committee in May, but on Monday, her attorneys requested a subpoena for her testimony. Which he sent 24 hours later. I was mostly disappointed because I was concerned that she would ultimately plead the fifth rather than answer the questions that we have,” Rep. Steil said. His concerns came to life during Wednesday’s hearing. Wallace-Jones pleaded the Fifth 22 times. Including eight of his own questions. Did you weaken fraud prevention standards to increase donations on the ActBlue platform?" Steil asked. "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer the question pursuant to my fifth amendment rights under the constitution,” Wallace-Jones responded. The hearing comes amid an ongoing Congressional investigation into the Democratic fundraising platform. Including allegations of fraudulent online political contributions, illegal foreign donations, and lax security changes. _________________________________________ Follow WCYB on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@news5wcyb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/news5wcyb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/news5wcyb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news5wcyb/ Have a tip? Email us at [email protected] Have a video or photo you want to share? Upload it to https://wcyb.com/chimein WCYB is a Virginia-based station and NBC and FOX Television affiliate, and WEMT is a Tennessee-based station and ROAR affiliate, owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #wcyb #tricities #localnews #news5wcyb #virginia #bristol #virginianews