A delegate reacts as Gov. Kristi Noem, R-SD., speaks during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Robert Downey Jr. poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for “Oppenheimer” at the Oscars, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Robert Downey Jr. poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for “Oppenheimer” at the Oscars, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Emmy Wildermuth participates in the Paul Taylor Dance Company dress rehearsal performance of Jody Sperling’s “Clair de Lune” at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, Nov. 13, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Emmy Wildermuth participates in the Paul Taylor Dance Company dress rehearsal performance of Jody Sperling’s “Clair de Lune” at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, Nov. 13, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Lenny Kravitz performs during the MTV Video Music Awards, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Lenny Kravitz performs during the MTV Video Music Awards, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Blake Lively arrives at the LACMA Art+Film Gala, Nov. 2, 2024, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Blake Lively arrives at the LACMA Art+Film Gala, Nov. 2, 2024, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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The White House did not respond to questions about Trump’s fundraising, including what sort of fraud prevention measures his committees have in place. Instead, a senior administration official pointed to the findings of a recent House Republican investigation of ActBlue that the White House alleges “uncovered specific evidence of potentially unlawful conduct.”“The memorandum directs the attorney general to investigate this matter broadly, and she will follow the evidence and take appropriate action as warranted,” said the official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the matter.
Neither the Justice Department nor Trump’s 2024 campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita responded to requests for comment.U.S. citizens living abroad are free to donate to politicians back home. But it can be difficult even for campaigns to discern who is allowed to give and whether a person may be serving as a “straw” donor for someone else seeking to influence U.S. elections.