Regina Wallace-Jones, the CEO of ActBlue, invoked her Fifth Amendment rights during a congressional hearing on June 10, 2026, as lawmakers questioned her about allegations that the Democratic donation platform accepted foreign payments. ActBlue is the primary payment processor for the Democratic Party and has been accused of allowing foreign actors to influence U.S. elections and of providing misleading information to Congress regarding its donor-vetting practices.
During the hearing, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) asked Wallace-Jones about a 2023 letter she sent assuring lawmakers that the company had safeguards to prevent foreign contributions. Wallace-Jones had stated that only donations with passport information were processed. However, internal memos from ActBlue's lawyers later indicated that her statements could be inaccurate and that foreign nationals might have used third-party donation portals to bypass these requirements.
When pressed about the accuracy of her previous statements, Wallace-Jones declined to answer, citing her Fifth Amendment rights. She repeated this response to multiple inquiries, including whether she believed her letter was false or misleading. Steil noted that she had initially agreed to appear voluntarily before the committee, but her attorneys later requested a subpoena to compel her testimony.
Wallace-Jones had previously announced her intention to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights in an op-ed, stating that remaining silent in response to what she termed bad-faith actions was a fundamental American right. The hearing follows previous depositions of ActBlue staffers who also invoked the Fifth Amendment regarding similar allegations.