President Donald Trump signed a memorandum this afternoon to crack down on illegal straw donors and foreign contributions through online fundraising platforms such as ActBlue. This is follows investigations by both Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and multiple states’ Attorneys General. Currently, 19 attorneys general have opened such investigations, including Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Missouri. The memorandum states (bold added by The Gateway Pundit): Federal law (52 U.S.C. 30121 and 30122) strictly prohibits making political contributions in the name of another person, as well as contributions by foreign nationals. Notwithstanding these laws designed to protect American democracy, press reports and investigations by congressional committees have generated extremely troubling evidence that online fundraising platforms have been willing participants in schemes to launder excessive and prohibited contributions to…
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