President Trump directed the Attorney General to investigate possible legal straw donor and foreign contributions through online fundraising platforms.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
Multiple tier1 sources, including the White House fact sheet and Reuters, confirm Trump signed an April 24, 2025 presidential memorandum directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate allegations of straw or dummy donor and foreign contributions via online fundraising platforms.
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… It doesn't just happen in SNAP. It can happen in elections, nonprofits, immigration, government programs, even our political system. Let me run through a couple areas. First, political fundraising: President Trump directed the Attorney General to investigate possible legal straw donor and foreign contributions through online fundraising platforms. That order specified, or specifically cited, concerns involving Act blue, including suspicious donations from foreign IP addresses using prepaid cards. …
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Supports. The White House fact sheet states Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Attorney General to investigate allegations of straw or dummy contributions and foreign contributions via online fundraising platforms.[4]
Supports. Reuters reports the memo directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and take appropriate action concerning straw and foreign contributions through online fundraising platforms.[1]
Supports. Snopes confirms Trump signed the memorandum on April 24, 2025, calling on the Justice Department to investigate unlawful straw donor and foreign contributions.[2]
Context. The memo specifically cites ActBlue and foreign IP addresses using prepaid cards, consistent with the passage's wording; AP notes the memo's target was ActBlue alone while Trump's own committees also received questionable donations.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary
- 1Trump targets Democratic fundraising organization ActBluereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Yes, Trump signed memorandum targeting Democratic fundraising platform ActBluesnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump wants an investigation of Democrats' fundraising. His own ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Investigates Unlawful “Straw ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
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