2026年8月20日 美国东部时间12:48 / 福克斯新闻
这场在三个关键委员会前举行的闭门会议时长不足半小时
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德、凯利·菲尔兹
众议员吉姆·乔丹：如果我为ActBlue工作，我也会援引第五修正案
俄亥俄州共和党众议员吉姆·乔丹在《周末大秀》节目中讨论了针对ActBlue涉嫌接受外国资金的持续调查。
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独家首发福克斯新闻： 据知情人士向福克斯新闻数字频道透露，ActBlue联合创始人马特·德伯格利斯在众议院三个关键委员会的闭门证词中援引了第五修正案。
众议院行政委员会、众议院监督委员会和众议院司法委员会正在联合调查民主党大型筹款平台ActBlue，指控其宽松的防欺诈标准可能导致外国捐款渗入美国竞选活动。
原定于周四上午举行的德伯格利斯的证词时长不足半小时。福克斯新闻记者看到德伯格利斯在约25分钟内进出委员会会议室。
极左翼政客仍在使用ActBlue，88岁老人质疑向这家筹款巨头捐赠近15万美元
2018年11月13日，员工在马萨诸塞州萨默维尔的ActBlue办公室工作。（杰西卡·里纳尔迪/《波士顿环球报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系ActBlue置评。同时也联系了三个委员会的多数党和少数党成员。
ActBlue在民主党竞选活动中应用广泛，被众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹（纽约州民主党）、参议员伯尼·桑德斯（佛蒙特州无党派）、密歇根州联邦参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德等人使用。
援引第五修正案并不代表存在不当行为。ActBlue在共和党调查期间多次否认违反法律。
负责美国选举法监管的众议院行政委员会于2023年首次启动对ActBlue的调查。该委员会主席、威斯康星州共和党议员布莱恩·斯蒂尔指责该组织因未要求捐款者提供信用卡CVV码，可能接受了外国或欺诈性捐款。
ActBlue随后更新了捐款要求，强制要求提供CVV码。
2023年12月13日，众议院司法委员会主席吉姆·乔丹（俄亥俄州共和党）与众议院监督与问责委员会主席詹姆斯·科默（肯塔基州共和党）在华盛顿国会山向记者发表讲话。（J·斯科特·阿普怀特/美联社照片）
两委员会2025年4月发布的一份报告称，“ActBlue的高管和员工清楚外国和国内欺诈行为者正在利用该平台，但并未认真对待这一威胁。”
该平台现任首席执行官在今年早些时候的国会公开听证会上援引了第五修正案。
斯蒂尔在周三证词前接受福克斯新闻采访时表示，目前尚不清楚ActBlue是否更新了其标准。
民主党筹款巨头负责人收到国会山传票，共和党调查升级
2025年10月10日，众议院行政委员会主席布莱恩·斯蒂尔（威斯康星州共和党）在华盛顿特区举行新闻发布会。（安娜·罗斯·莱登/盖蒂图片社）
“目前尚不清楚ActBlue现在是否认真对待欺诈问题。我们知道他们此前放宽了防欺诈标准。他们是否做出了必要调整，以根除流入美国选举的外国资金？”斯蒂尔问道。
他还指出其他ActBlue高管在共和党质询面前保持沉默。
“令我和许多人感到沮丧的是——他们有权不回答我们的问题，但我认为美国民众也有权确切了解这个自成立以来已为民主党候选人和自由主义事业筹集约200亿美元资金的平台上到底发生了什么，”斯蒂尔说。
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，负责众议院报道。此前曾在《每日邮报》和CBS新闻发表稿件。
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ActBlue co-founder pleads Fifth Amendment in closed-door House GOP grilling
August 20, 2026 12:48pm EDT / Fox News
The closed-door session before three key committees lasted less than half an hour
By Elizabeth Elkind , Kelly Phares
Rep Jim Jordan: If I worked for ActBlue, I’d plead the Fifth too
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, discusses the ongoing investigations into ActBlue’s alleged acceptance of funds from foreign origins on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’
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FIRST ON FOX: ActBlue co-founder Matt DeBergalis pleaded the Fifth Amendment during his closed-door deposition before three key House committees, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.
The Committee on House Administration, House Oversight Committee, and House Judiciary Committee are conducting a joint investigation into ActBlue, a massive fundraising platform for Democrats, over allegations that lax fraud prevention standards may have allowed foreign donations to seep into U.S. campaigns.
DeBergalis’ deposition, which was scheduled for Thursday morning, lasted less than half an hour. Fox News saw DeBergalis entering and exiting the committee room within roughly 25 minutes.
FAR-LEFT POLITICIANS STILL USING ACTBLUE AS 88-YEAR-OLD DISPUTES DONATING NEARLY $150,000 TO FUNDRAISING GIANT
Employees work at ActBlue in Somerville, Mass., on Nov. 13, 2018.(Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to ActBlue for comment. Fox News Digital also reached out to the majority and minority of each of the three committees.
ActBlue is prolific across Democratic campaigns, being used by the likes of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, among others.
Pleading the Fifth Amendment is not evidence of wrongdoing. ActBlue has repeatedly denied running afoul of the law during the course of Republicans’ probe.
The Committee on House Administration, which has jurisdiction over U.S. election laws, first opened a probe into ActBlue in 2023. Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., accused the group of potentially accepting foreign or fraudulent donations for not requiring a credit card CVV number for contributions.
ActBlue has since updated its donation requirements with a CVV mandate.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 13, 2023.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
A report released by the committees in April 2025 claimed that “ActBlue executives and staff are aware that both foreign and domestic fraudulent actors are exploiting the platform but do not take the threat seriously.”
The platform’s current CEO invoked the Fifth Amendment during a public congressional hearing earlier this year.
Steil told Fox News in an interview ahead of the deposition on Wednesday that it was unclear if ActBlue has updated its standards.
HEAD OF DEM FUNDRAISING POWERHOUSE GETS CAPITOL HILL SUMMONS AS GOP PROBE ESCALATES
House Administration Committee Chairman Brian Steil, R-Wis., holds a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2025.(Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
“It’s unclear how serious ActBlue is now taking fraud. We know that they weakened their fraud standards previously. Did they make the changes that are needed to root out foreign funds from coming into U.S. Elections?” Steil asked.
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He also pointed to other ActBlue executives’ silence in the face of Republican questioning.
“What is so frustrating for me, and I think countless others — they have a right to not answer our questions, but I think the American people also have a rights to know exactly what’s taking place on this platform that has raised roughly $20 billion for Democratic candidates and liberal causes since its creation,” Steil said.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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