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A new report in the Daily Mail charges that its sources are confirming that Jill Biden is pushing Joe to "burn down" as much of his political party as he can.
He leaves office in about four weeks, after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and then watching substitute Kamala Harris crash and burn, losing both the popular vote and the Electoral College vote in landslides.
But his "dropping out" of the race essentially was forced, and the report said there's a resentment.
"Tis the season for revenge! For President Joe Biden is spending the remaining weeks of his presidency settling scores," the report said. "…The president and First Lady Jill Biden have been quietly sharpening the metaphorical carving knives, with their sights set firmly on the one-time allies they perceive as having wronged them."
"Jill views Democrats on Capitol Hill, the [wider] party, the Obamas, staff inside and outside the White House, the media, and all of Washington D.C., with such misguided resentment that I can't imagine she [isn't] encouraging [Joe] to burn the whole thing down, despite his better judgment," an insider told the publication.
A specific target, the report said, is 50-year friend Nancy Pelosi, over her leadership of the push to get Biden out of the race.
The report charges she personally called him and demanded he go away.
Biden already has infuriated Democrats by pardoning son Hunter, who was convicted of gun felonies and pleaded guilty to tax felonies and could have been in prison for years.
Joe Biden had promised, over and over he would not do that.
The evidence of the schism includes that Pelosi "was seated far away" during the recent Kennedy Center Honors, when she and her husband had been guests in the presidential box in previous years.
Kamala Harris, at the same event, was in the box, but "keen observers were quick to point out that, as the crowd stood to welcome the president and his wife, neither so much as glanced at Harris…"
The report noted Democratic megadonor, Florida lawyer John Morgan, has speculated that Biden deliberately forced Harris into the party's top slot in the election because Pelosi and Barack Obama were counting on a nominating convention to pick a candidate.
Morgan said he thinks Biden was infuriated at his treatment so he "gave us Harris."
"Pelosi had told her delegation that there would be a convention and a nominating process. And Barack Obama did not endorse [Harris] for five days,' Morgan pointed out, according to the report.
The report said the blame-shifting even has affected holiday events this year, with Democrat members offering White House tours instead of party invites.
"The party for White House staff was at 1 p.m. on a Monday. Everyone went back to work after," the report said.
And the report said at a recent conference, Jill Biden was interpreted as openly mocking Harris.
She said, "We all need to 'feel joy' now. During this time of the season, just during this time."
"Joy" had been a catch phrase for the Harris campaign.
The bottom line, the report said, is that "there are rumors that many Democratic donors are angry at Biden for not stepping down as nominee sooner – and, as a result, may not donate to his post-presidential efforts."
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The death of George Floyd while in police custody in May of 2020, fueled by the hateful rhetoric of racial activists, led to extensive civil unrest and violence across the country. The massacre of 1,200 Israelis during the Oct. 7, 2023, raid by Hamas, initiating Israel's war into Gaza, has led to the hateful anti-Semitic rhetoric we now hear on college campuses, also causing endless waves of civil unrest and violence across the country.
We are living in a time when we must examine whether existing limits on free speech while sufficient are simply being ignored, preventing us from snuffing out the anger, violence, death and destruction fuse that has proven to be easily lit by such hateful rhetoric – or whether additional restrictions need to be applied.
Let us take a brief look at where the law of the land stands on this issue.
A great jurist in American history was Oliver Wendell Holmes – an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States for three decades (1902-1930). A committed defender of the First Amendment, he was known for formulating the "clear and present danger" doctrine in the 1919 Schenk v. United States case that held the U.S. government could only restrict free speech when it posed such a danger to the national interest.
In a nutshell, the focus of the case was whether socialist Charles Schenk had a right to violate a U.S. law (Espionage Act) during World War I by distributing leaflets claiming the draft violated a constitutional ban against involuntary servitude, encouraging peaceful insubordination and seeking to obstruct recruitment. Schenk defended his actions, asserting he had a First Amendment right to do so. In a unanimous opinion, Holmes denied Schenk's defense.
Holmes rationalized that the Espionage Act was an appropriate exercise of congressional wartime authority, even though constitutional rights were at stake, and that courts owed greater deference to our government in times of war.
Articulating the doctrine for the first time, he concluded that the First Amendment does not protect speech that seeks to create a "clear and present danger" of an evil Congress has the power to prevent. Schenk's leaflet distribution effort sought to disrupt the conscription process necessary for the U.S. to fight a declared war. Holmes famously compared Schenk's effort to one who falsely shouts "Fire!" in a crowded theater – an act which, also, is impermissible under the First Amendment.
Even Holmes acknowledged later that a stricter standard should be developed to ensure adequate First Amendment protections. It would take 37 years after Holmes retired from the high court at age 90, for that standard to be found, abrogating the Schenk standard.
The 1969 Brandenburg v. Ohio case involved a KKK leader speaking at a Klan rally who made numerous derogatory racial slurs, adding, "It's possible that there might have to be some vengeance [sic] taken."
What is now known as the Bradenburg test found the government may ban speech promoting force or criminal actions only if it meets a two-part test:
1. The speech is "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action," AND
2. The speech is "likely to incite or produce such action."
What this two-part test tells us is that the government may forbid certain speech aimed at inciting listeners but only if it meets the two-part test above. Thus, inciting a mob to act imminently to attack a nearby target can be banned but inciting it to take action at some future unspecified time is not.
In light of the Brandenburg decision, it would seem the administration of President Joe Biden overstepped its limits with its persecutions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The focus of the FACE Act is to protect those seeking access to reproductive health care clinics, and the providers therein, from force, threats of force and physical obstruction. It has been used – and abused – by Biden to charge those simply standing in front of such facilities peacefully praying for those seeking access to an abortion, hoping, in the end, they will choose not to abort their unborn children.
It is hypocritical that while free speech enables purveyors of hatred and violence to do so simply because their content lacks immediacy of action, peaceful prayer in front of an abortion facility can trigger federal prosecution. Thus, a legal loophole for hateful rhetoric still exists as long as one promotes violence by not encouraging the mob to do today that which it can do tomorrow.
Holmes once noted, "A man's mind, stretched by new ideas, may never return to its original dimensions." It is something we need to reflect upon today. In bestowing the First Amendment upon us, the "original dimension" of our Founding Fathers' collective mind was to ensure that, by exercising it, we would never fall victim to those seeking to harness their power over us. However, that original dimension of mind concerning the First Amendment is stretched by the reality today it is being used aggressively by some activists to impose violence upon society.
Holmes recognized a government ban on speech was in our national interests as deference had to be given to the fact that America was at war. While we are not at war today, with all the domestic divisiveness we see, major fears exist we may be on the brink of another civil war.
Consideration needs to be given to tightening up the Brandenburg test, perhaps by deleting the immediacy requirement. Despite a speaker's call for future violence, as we witness today, it takes little to create an unsafe environment in which the mob opts to act now rather than later – effectively yelling "fire" in a crowded theater.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) told a Fox News host that the DOJ investigation into him is "clearly suspect" because it occurred after he spoke out about the Biden administration's immigration policies.
“I clearly believe when you looked at aspects of the indictment and you look at the timing of this and the manner — the leaks, there were just so many leaks,” Adams said.
“I’m a former law enforcement officer, and when you conduct an investigation, you’re not leaking out repeatedly information that clearly only the Justice Department was aware of. Just the manner in which this was done is clearly suspect to me,” he continued. “I should not have been charged. No American should go through what I’m going through right now. This country believes in fairness, and what I’ve experienced is not only a professional tragedy, it’s a personal tragedy.”
He was indicted in September over his 2021 mayoral campaign and accused of taking bribes to do favors for foreign entities and governments.
Adams claimed that Biden admitted his Justice Department was politicized, but it wasn't clear which of Biden's comments he was referring to.
It's possible that he was referencing Biden's comments about the case against his son Hunter.
Referring to Hunter's prosecution, Biden said that the case was infected by “raw politics,” leading to “a miscarriage of justice.”
“I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” he said when he was announcing Hunter's pardon.
Adams said on Wednesday, “The president of the United States said his Justice Department is politicized. Donald Trump stated … the parents who are on the FBI watchlist for standing up for their children, they’re saying it. There’s something wrong, and we need to make sure that we don’t use any tool of law enforcement in a way to politicize the process.”
Of course, that's not what Biden meant when he said it, but technically he did say it.
The host asked Adams whether he had asked Trump to pardon him. Trump is reportedly considering doing so when he takes office in January.
“I did not ask that,” Adams said. “And our conversations — we both express our love for the city… I’m working with the president and his administration, not warring with him. I say that quote over and over again.”
If the Biden DOJ is going after Adams unfairly, it's no doubt because he refuses to "war" with Trump.
That's the one thing Democrats just can't abide, getting along with Trump and treating him like a legitimate leader--which he most certainly is.
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A California man has been arrested in connection with this week's school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, in which a faculty member and a student were killed, in addition to the shooter who apparently killed herself.
The victims have been identified as student Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, and teacher Erin M. West. Six others were injured, including two hospitalized in critical condition.
A report in the Daily Mail said Alexander Paffendorf, 20, of Carlsbad, California, was arrested for allegedly plotting a coordinated attack with the Wisconsin shooter, Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow, 15, who died of a self-inflicted wound.
The report said Paffendorf was detained by the FBI on suspicion of "plotting" to coordinate a mass shooting at a government building in conjunction with Rupnow's shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School.
The report said an emergency gun violence restraining order was reviewed by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
"During an FBI interview, Paffendorf admitted to the FBI agents that he told Rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun that he would target a government building," the order charges.
Agents also reviewed multiple messages between Paffendorf and Rupnow.
"A San Diego judge approved the order on Tuesday, and required Paffendorf to surrender any firearms and ammunition, and prohibited him from acquiring any more," the report confirmed. Neighbors told reporters they saw more than a dozen police cars arrive at the apartment complex where Paffendorf lives. He's now scheduled for a court date on January 3.
Authorities continue to try to find a motive for the shooting, suggesting a "combination" of factors, according to Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes.
Rupnow carried two handguns with her for the shooting, using only one, and police are trying to determine how she obtained them.
The Daily Mail said Vergara was a freshman at the school and she loved reading, art, singing, and playing keyboard.
A funeral is scheduled for Sunday.
West had worked at the school as the substitute coordinator before she was gunned down.
House Republicans have recommended a criminal probe into former Rep. Liz Cheney for witness tampering, echoing President-elect Trump's calls for Cheney to face prison for her conduct as a leading member of the January 6th committee.
Cheney guided the January 6th committee's 18-month investigation, which concluded that Trump should face criminal consequences for inciting an "insurrection" at the U.S. Capitol.
As vice chair of the January 6th committee, Cheney communicated with star witness Cassidy Hutchinson without her lawyer's knowledge. Hutchinson would go on to share dramatic public testimony that was later discredited by other witnesses.
In their interim report Tuesday, Republicans on the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight accused the January 6 committee of cherry-picking evidence favorable to its narrative and suppressing other data, including a terabyte of digital data, all video recordings of witness interviews, and hundreds of transcripts. The January 6th committee also archived 100 password-protected documents but did not provide the passwords.
Much of the interim report focuses on Cheney as the driving force behind the committee's investigation and its narrow focus on Trump, to the exclusion of other factors like security and intelligence failures.
The report accuses Cheney of coaching star witness Cassidy Hutchinson, who initially spoke with Cheney through an intermediary, former Trump staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin, before Hutchinson contacted Cheney directly. Hutchinson and Cheney communicated over Signal, an encrypted chat app, without Hutchinson's lawyer knowing.
Hutchinson sat for several interviews, which were initially uneventful. Her accounts changed, becoming more sensational as Cheney coached her, the GOP's report alleged.
Cheney conducted an "unusual" interview with Hutchinson in Cheney's "private hideaway" inside the Capitol, where just four people were present: Cheney, an attorney for the J6 committee, Hutchinson, and her lawyer. The GOP report also notes that Hutchinson, in her book, credited Cheney with finding her a new attorney, something Cheney omitted in her own memoir.
Hutchinson would go on to share widely publicized testimony in June 2022, in which she notoriously claimed that Trump lunged at the steering wheel of his car - an outlandish charge that was discredited by other witnesses including the driver.
Shortly after Hutchinson's public testimony, Cheney ironically warned that "anybody attempting to influence witness testimony" could face prosecution as she accused Trump of trying to influence the committee's investigation.
But the Republicans' report charged Cheney with doing just that, also adding that she may be guilty of procuring Hutchinson to commit perjury.
"Based on the evidence obtained by this Subcommittee, numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, the former Vice Chair of the January 6 Select Committee, and these violations should be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation," the report said.
"Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge."
Cheney, who lost her congressional seat to backlash over her anti-Trump politics, dismissed the GOP's report as a "malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."
Trump, in a recent interview, suggested Cheney and others on the committee "should go to jail" for deleting evidence that contradicted their narrative.
GOP lawmakers are urging the FBI to investigate former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney for "potential criminal witness tampering" during a congressional investigation, Fox News reported. Cheney was part of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee, which was formed in 2021 to investigate the breach at the Capitol.
The committee was part of Democrats' attempt to turn the unrest into an excuse to keep President-elect Donald Trump out of the White House. During the politically-motivated investigation, Cheney may not have been acting above board.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk is determined to hold her accountable. "Based on the evidence obtained by this Subcommittee, numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, the former Vice Chair of the January 6 Select Committee, and these violations should be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation," said a report from the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight chair.
"Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge," the report added. Hutchinson was the committee's "star witness."
According to the report, Cheney had "direct intervention" with Hutchinson, including her choice to replace legal representation with "Committee-friendly attorneys to represent her." This was after Hutchinson, an aide to then-chief of staff Mark Meadows, had already testified.
She told the committee that Trump was "irate" and demanded to join the protesters at the Capitol after delivering his speech near the White House. Hutchinson was responsible for spinning the most insane narrative of all about Trump's behavior that day.
According to Hutchinson, Trump wrestled with the Secret Service and attempted to grab the steering wheel of the SUV he was riding in so he could go to the Capitol. This purportedly happened after they insisted on returning Trump to the White House.
Of course, this insane account was refuted by White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Anthony Ornato. Still, that wouldn't be the last time the committee would hear from Hutchinson.
Once Hutchinson switched legal representation, she "sat for her fourth transcribed interview with the Select Committee under unusual circumstances," the report said. Hutchison was interviewed in Cheney's office with just her new attorney, Cheney, and a Select Committee attorney rather than the "approximately a dozen people" in a conference room as other witnesses were.
Hutchinson's special treatment and elevation to become a key witness to the exclusion of others shaped the investigation. Laudermilk's report noted that "it is unlikely the Select Committee could make its assertions about President Trump’s mood, attitude, and alleged culpability in the events of January 6" without Hutchinson's remarks.
"Hutchinson is mentioned by name in the Select Committee’s Final Report no fewer than 185 times. Inexplicably, the Select Committee discredited the multitude of legitimate witnesses who, under oath, repeatedly refuted Hutchinson’s testimony," the House GOP went on.
"These legitimate witnesses include senior government officials and federal agents." The report also noted that, as Trump asserted, the committee didn't archive "as many as 900 interview summaries or transcripts.
"Cheney did something that’s inexcusable, along with [Rep. Bennie] Thompson and the people on the un-select committee of political thugs and, you know, creeps. They deleted and destroyed all evidence," Trump said in an interview. "And Cheney was behind it."
The investigation began in bad faith and bore bad fruits. The voters of Wyoming rightly threw Cheney out of office already, and this report only makes her look that much worse.
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A new congressional report is calling for an FBI investigation of former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney over her behavior that "likely" violated federal law during ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's partisan investigation into the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6. 2021.
Cheney is suspected of tampering with a witness who appeared before that special committee, which essentially took evidence about that day and put it in a report that blamed President Trump for everything, even to the point of leaving out details that exonerated him.
Just the News indicates a report from the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee, and chairman Barry Loudermilk, was released and concluded the riot was preventable.
It also seeks a formal criminal investigation of Cheney for "tampering" with a committee witness.
Cheney decided to join in the Democrats' organized lawfare against President Donald Trump, and their allegations of his responsibility for the riot, even though he had told his supporters to protest peacefully.
Further, he had volunteered to have thousands of National Guard troops at the Capitol complex that day in order to prevent any disruption but was refused by Democrats in Washington.
"Based on the evidence obtained by this Subcommittee, numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, the former Vice Chair of the January 6 Select Committee, and these violations should be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation," charged the report.
The report continued, "Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without Hutchinson's attorney's knowledge. This secret communication with a witness is improper and likely violates (the law). Such action is outside the due functioning of the legislative process and therefore not protected by the Speech and Debate clause."
The criminal law that prohibits tampering with witnesses could subject a defendant to a penalty of 20 years in prison.
The report also faulted Hutchinson, described as Cheney's "star witness at the nationally televised hearings, alleging that Cheney encouraged false testimony about a handwritten document and noting her sensational claim that former President Donald Trump tried to commandeer his presidential limousine that day to take it to the Capitol," a claim that was debunked by the Secret Service itself.
Loudermilk's report explains evidence obtained by his subcommittee suggests "Hutchinson committed perjury when she lied under oath to the Select Committee." Cheney's fault is with "violating 18 U.S.C. 1622, which prohibits any person from procuring another person to commit perjury."
The report explained the report further charges that there is "evidence of collusion" between the J6 committee, led by Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Cheney, who shortly after was thrown out of her congressional seat by her own voters.
The other side of the colluding parties would be special counsel Jack Smith, who had created a number of lawfare cases against Trump, all of which now have collapsed and been dismissed.
The report said the only way for Smith to have gotten that document was "from one of the two institutions which did not cooperate" with the subcommittee's investigation.
It also confirmed Pelosi's committee refused to preserve significant evidence, Hutchinson made "significant material changes" in her testimony "with the help of Vice Chair Cheney," and Pelosi "took some responsibility for not ensuring adequate Capitol security in unaired footage recorded" for a documentary.
Loudermilk also addressed a letter to colleagues with a warning: "Americans expect and deserve a government that is small in size, limited in scope, and fully accountable to the people, as our Founders intended. The actions of some elected officials and certain government bureaucrats in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, are evidence of how we have ventured far away from those basic principles of our constitutional republic. Transparency, accountability, and equal application of the law are the only solutions to return our nation to one that is free, safe, and full of opportunity."
Cheney has been one of the names suggested for Joe Biden to protect with "preemptive" presidential pardons.
That topic came up as Biden pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of multiple gun felonies and pleaded guilty to multiple tax felonies and could have spent decades in prison.
Biden followed that up with hundreds and hundreds of commutations.
Kash Patel is building enough support in the Senate to be confirmed as FBI director, Republican senator Eric Schmitt (Mo.) said.
Patel's confirmation would place a Donald Trump loyalist in charge of an agency that has spent years targeting Trump and his supporters.
During Trump's first presidential term, while working as a staffer on the House Intelligence Committee under Devin Nunes, Patel played a prominent role in uncovering the FBI's surveillance abuses against Trump's 2016 campaign.
Despite alarmist media coverage about Patel's plans for FBI reform, the Trump ally is securing support from Republican senators.
Senator Eric Schmitt told ABC's This Week that Patel is the right fit, citing his broad experience and the need for a reform-minded leader at the FBI.
"I do think Kash Patel is the right man for the job. He served as chief of staff for the Department of Defense. He was a prosecutor and public defender and let’s review the tape here," Schmitt said.
FBI director Christopher Wray announced his upcoming resignation last week. Although appointed by Trump, Wray lost the trust of Trump and most of his supporters as the FBI increasingly waded into domestic politics.
"The FBI was involved in spying on President Trump in 2016. The FBI was involved in the Hunter Biden laptop coverup," Schmitt said. "They pre-bunked that story with big tech. The FBI has investigated Catholics because they attend traditional Latin Mass, and the FBI has investigated parents who show up to school board meetings because under the us auspice of the Patriot Act."
"That agency is in desperate need of reform. Kash Patel is very qualified and I think he’ll get the support in the Senate," he said.
Criticism of Patel has centered on his alleged plans to seek retribution on Trump's behalf. Trump has sent mixed signals about whether he will turn the FBI against his former persecutors, telling NBC News last week that he would let Patel decide what to do.
"I think he’s going to do what he thinks is right,” Trump said. “If they think that someone was dishonest, or crooked or corrupt politicians, I think he probably has an obligation to do it.”
Patel's growing support is likely good news for Trump's other controversial Cabinet nominees, like Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, who have faced similar backlash over their plans to shake up Washington.
Two Massachusetts men have been arrested for flying drones "dangerously close" to Boston's Logan Airport.
Robert Duffy, 42, and Jeremy Folcik, 32, were charged with trespassing Saturday night, and they could face additional charges, Boston Police said in a press release.
The suspects attempted to flee when police confronted them on Long Island, part of the Boston Harbor Islands. Police are looking for a third suspect who escaped the island in a small vessel.
A Boston Police officer detected the drone near Boston's airport around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Using advanced technology, he identified the operators' position on Long Island, where police found three men inside the decommissioned Long Island Health Campus.
"Upon attempting to make contact, the suspects fled on foot. Two of the three individuals were apprehended and identified as Duffy and Folcik. During the investigation, a drone was discovered inside a backpack carried by Duffy," police said.
The police coordinated with state and federal departments including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS.)
"The Boston Police Department reminds recreational drone operators of the importance of adhering to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety guidelines. Operators are prohibited from flying drones over people or vehicles and must be aware of airspace restrictions,” the police said.
“Even small drones pose significant risks, including the potential for catastrophic damage to airplanes and helicopters,” they added.
“Near-collisions can cause pilots to veer off course, putting lives and property at risk.”
The arrests come as public concern mounts over unexplained drone sightings along the East coast.
The drones have led to different theories, ranging from foreign surveillance to an extra-terrestrial invasion or an insidious operation by America's federal government. But the Biden administration said Monday that they have seen no evidence of anything malicious.
White House spokesman John Kirby pointed to "a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and even stars."
Meanwhile, President-elect Trump accused the feds of a cover-up during a Monday press conference at Mar-A-Lago. Trump said he may avoid his New Jersey golf course after drones were seen there.
"The government knows what is happening," Trump told reporters. "Look, our military knows where they took off from. If it's a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went. And for some reason, they don't want to comment. And I think they'd be better off saying what it is. our military knows and our president knows. And for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense."
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The ActBlue organization openly boasts of having raised billions of dollars for Democrat campaigns in recent years.
The political action committee was used by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden to pay their campaign bills. Also Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders.
Soon it could be under investigation by the Department of Justice, following a referral from the U.S. House of Representatives.
It is Just the News that confirms House Administration Committee chairman Brian Steil has revealed he will refer findings from his investigation to the incoming Trump administration DOJ.
The report explained Steil thinks the new attorney general, Pam Bondi, when confirmed will be willing to investigate charges ActBlue refused to implement sufficient security measures to prevent illegal cash from flowing to Democrats.
"Once Pam Bondi comes in as attorney general under the Trump administration, we then have a partner at the United States Department of Justice to look at this, to do the investigation into bad actors, and to hold anyone who is engaged in this activity accountable," Steil said during an interview on the "Just the News, No Noise" show.
"The good news is President [Donald} Trump's coming to office in just a few short weeks. We're going to have an opportunity to move forward on the prosecutorial side, and then we in Congress have to continue this work, moving legislation forward."
One part of an investigation by Steil's committee into ActBlue has focused on the operation's decision allegedly to allow foreign entities to give cash to U.S. political campaigns, which is a crime.
Joe Biden's administration, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, FBI chief Christopher Wray, and Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, already have been given notice of the allegations, in a letter just weeks ago from Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican.
Johnson and Steil said in a letter, "We write to you to raise an urgent concern regarding potential illicit election funding by foreign actors. CHA has been investigating claims that foreign actors, primarily from Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and China, may be using ActBlue to launder illicit money into U.S. political campaigns."
The report noted, "ActBlue recently acknowledged to Congress that it has updated its donor verification policy to automatically reject donations that 'use foreign prepaid/gift cards, domestic gift cards, are from high-risk/sanctioned countries, and have the highest level of risk as determined,' by its solution provider, Sift."
ActBlue has denied that it has done anything wrong.