Overview
- Matt DeBergalis, ActBlue’s co-founder, invoked his Fifth Amendment right multiple times during a closed-door deposition that took place Thursday before the House Administration, Oversight, and Judiciary committees.
- Sources said the deposition lasted about 25 to 30 minutes, a brief session that left key questions unanswered for investigators.
- ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones previously invoked the Fifth during a public House hearing in June, making DeBergalis the latest senior official to decline to answer questions.
- The committees’ inquiry has focused on whether ActBlue’s fraud-prevention practices, including its prior lack of mandatory credit-card CVV checks, let foreign or fraudulent donations reach campaigns; ActBlue has since made CVV verification mandatory and denies breaking the law.
- The probe is highly political with subpoenas ongoing, Democrats calling the effort partisan and Republicans saying it is about election integrity, and the dispute could affect Democratic fundraising ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.