Chuck Schumer

If there was a charity that said they were buying malaria nets for kids, but you look at their expenditures and 85% of it is going to a marketing firm or legal services or overhead, and 15% is going to malaria nets, you're like, aha, nope, bad actors, right? But we're talking about political entities seeking political outcomes. And the expenditures...

If there was a charity that said they were buying malaria nets for kids, but you look at their expenditures and 85% of it is going to a marketing firm or legal services or overhead, and 15% is going to malaria nets, you're like, aha, nope, bad actors, right? But we're talking about political entities seeking political outcomes. And the expenditures...

could be on marketing or ads or whatever and look up on the up and up, but they could be routed through an entity that's affiliated with the person that launched the PAC that's doing the fundraising. So they're getting paid that way.

could be on marketing or ads or whatever and look up on the up and up, but they could be routed through an entity that's affiliated with the person that launched the PAC that's doing the fundraising. So they're getting paid that way.

And I guess the challenge is like, how do you guys root out situations like that where you have someone who starts a PAC and then pays their own firm a bunch of money and profits on the backend, but it seems like that would be tough for you to know.

And I guess the challenge is like, how do you guys root out situations like that where you have someone who starts a PAC and then pays their own firm a bunch of money and profits on the backend, but it seems like that would be tough for you to know.

No mathematicians here.

No mathematicians here.

Philosophy major. Marinate on that. Imagine that was your life. That's the one for you. Imagine.

Philosophy major. Marinate on that. Imagine that was your life. That's the one for you. Imagine.

I just want to switch gears a little bit, which is President Trump has ordered his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to go after ActBlue. Republicans in Congress have been going after ActBlue or investigating ActBlue since 2023.

I just want to switch gears a little bit, which is President Trump has ordered his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to go after ActBlue. Republicans in Congress have been going after ActBlue or investigating ActBlue since 2023.

It's clear their concern is what we've been talking about, which is that ActBlue has become a great way for Democrats to raise a lot of small dollar money and has been very beneficial to the Democratic Party. But what do you think they're looking for? And what has the impact been on you guys from these investigations or these threats?

It's clear their concern is what we've been talking about, which is that ActBlue has become a great way for Democrats to raise a lot of small dollar money and has been very beneficial to the Democratic Party. But what do you think they're looking for? And what has the impact been on you guys from these investigations or these threats?

Let's say Donald Trump snapped his fingers and made ActBlue go away tomorrow. What would the impact be on the Democratic Party?

Let's say Donald Trump snapped his fingers and made ActBlue go away tomorrow. What would the impact be on the Democratic Party?

Why is it impossible? If this is a man who can direct his attorney general to tell the world that him accepting a $400 million plane from Qatar is okay, why couldn't he tell her to take you guys out?

Why is it impossible? If this is a man who can direct his attorney general to tell the world that him accepting a $400 million plane from Qatar is okay, why couldn't he tell her to take you guys out?

Well, listen, Regina, thank you so much for doing the show. I appreciate this. I know you guys are dealing with a lot of stuff in D.C., so thank you for making the time.

Well, listen, Regina, thank you so much for doing the show. I appreciate this. I know you guys are dealing with a lot of stuff in D.C., so thank you for making the time.