House Republicans request records from ex-Biden counsel on ActBlue as committees threaten contempt and ActBlue cites ongoing compliance

House Republican chairmen of the Administration, Judiciary and Oversight Committees sent a letter Thursday to Covington & Burling partner Dana Remus requesting documents and communications referring or relating to the potential or actual use of ActBlue to make fraudulent or illegal political contributions, the New York Post reported.

The letter cited memos the firm issued to ActBlue in early 2025. One warned that the platform’s shifting fraud standards could lead to allegations that ActBlue accepted or facilitated foreign-national contributions into American elections in violation of federal law.

Another indicated that ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones may have made false or misleading statements to the committees about its fraud vetting. ActBlue terminated its relationship with Covington & Burling after receiving the warnings and publicly smeared the firm, according to the letter. Remus worked as White House counsel under former President Joe Biden until July 2022 before joining the firm.

Wallace-Jones invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions during a June 10 public hearing about whether foreign donations had been funneled to Democratic campaigns in 2024. On Monday the committees threatened contempt proceedings if ActBlue does not respond to its own records requests. A Covington & Burling spokesperson said the firm has received the letter and is reviewing it.

All records from Remus have been requested by July 9. ActBlue has produced a large volume of relevant materials for the committees on a rolling basis for months, a spokesperson said. The group stated it will continue to fulfill its legal obligations while exercising rights to protect sensitive privileged information.