House GOP Demands Records From Ex-ActBlue Law Firm Over Alleged Foreign Donation Warnings

House Republican committee chairmen are demanding records from a law firm that previously represented ActBlue after reports surfaced that the firm warned the Democratic fundraising platform about potential foreign donations before allegedly being fired.

In a letter sent Thursday, the Republican chairmen of the House Administration, Judiciary and Oversight Committees requested documents and communications from Covington & Burling partner Dana Remus related to “the potential or actual use of ActBlue to make fraudulent or illegal political contributions.”

“We have received the letter, and the firm is reviewing it,” a Covington & Burling spokesperson told The Post.

According to reports, Covington & Burling prepared a memorandum for ActBlue earlier this year warning that the platform’s evolving fraud detection standards could lead to allegations that it accepted or facilitated illegal foreign contributions in violation of federal election law.

Another memorandum reportedly concluded that ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones may have made “false or misleading” statements to congressional investigators regarding the organization’s fraud prevention procedures.

House Republicans contend that after delivering those warnings, Covington & Burling’s relationship with ActBlue was terminated.

“After you delivered these warnings, ActBlue reportedly ‘terminated’ its relationship with you and smeared you publicly,” the committee chairmen wrote.

“Because you have firsthand information about ActBlue’s response to allegations of pervasive fraud on its platform, the Committees write to request your voluntary cooperation with our oversight efforts.”

Federal law prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions to American political campaigns.

The committees argued they are now seeking information from outside sources because they believe ActBlue has failed to fully cooperate with their investigation.

“As a result of ActBlue’s continued obstruction of this investigation, the Committees are seeking to obtain information necessary to our oversight from other sources,” the letter stated.

Lawmakers requested that Covington & Burling provide the records by July 9.

Earlier this week, the three House committees warned ActBlue that it could face contempt proceedings if it failed to comply with congressional document requests.

ActBlue pushed back on the allegations.

“ActBlue has and will continue to fulfill its legal obligations. We have produced a large volume of relevant materials for the Committees on a rolling basis for months,” a spokesperson said.

The organization argued that lawmakers were improperly seeking confidential attorney-client communications.

“Unfortunately, the Committees are now engaged in an abuse of their oversight authority by demanding disclosure of certain confidential attorney client privileged documents,” the spokesperson said. “Despite the highly partisan nature of these investigations, we will continue to cooperate with the Committees while exercising our well established rights to protect sensitive privileged information.”

Founded in 2004, ActBlue has helped Democratic candidates and causes raise more than $19 billion, including nearly $2 billion during the 2024 election cycle.

Internal records previously obtained by The Post indicated that ActBlue loosened certain fraud prevention standards during that campaign.

Wallace-Jones invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a June 10 House Administration Committee hearing when asked whether foreign donations had been funneled through ActBlue to Democratic campaigns during the 2024 election.

Following the hearing, Wallace-Jones maintained that invoking the Fifth Amendment was “not an admission — or even an insinuation — of guilt.”

She also accused House Republicans of unfairly targeting ActBlue, arguing in a Washington Post opinion piece that if lawmakers were conducting a legitimate review of campaign fundraising practices, they would also investigate the Republican fundraising platform WinRed.

Remus previously served as White House counsel under former President Joe Biden before joining Covington & Burling in 2022.