by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 23, 2026
The co-founder of the massive Democrat Party fundraising platform ActBlue pleaded the Fifth Amendment in a closed-door deposition before three House committees, Fox News Digital reported.
Matt DeBergalis
Matt DeBergalis took a page from the Anthony Fauci playbook as he pleaded the Fifth before the Committee on House Administration, House Oversight Committee, and House Judiciary Committee which are conducting a joint investigation into allegations against ActBlue that lax fraud prevention standards may have allowed foreign donations to seep into U.S. campaigns.
DeBergalis’s deposition, which was scheduled for Thursday morning, lasted less than half an hour, the Fox News Digital report said.
The Committee on House Administration has jurisdiction over U.S. election laws. Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, Wisconsin Republican, accused the group of potentially accepting foreign or fraudulent donations for not requiring a credit card CVV number for contributions.
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 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.”
ActBlue is being used by several socialists, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed.
