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Ted Cruz

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Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

This is a big, big deal.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

Look, there could be people criminally prosecuted.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

There could be people going to jail.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

But that's not really the biggest consequence.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

The biggest consequence is if there's a criminal investigation.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

And this is this is Covington and Burling, a big Democrat law firm that was the lawyer for Act Blue, telling them, holy crap, you guys have screwed up and you've got real exposure.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

And then this is The New York Times.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

The official mouthpiece for the Democrats reporting on it.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

The biggest political consequence would be if a criminal investigation shuts down Act Blue between now and the election.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

Because Act Blue, if nothing else happens, Act Blue will raise billions of dollars for Democrats between now and November.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

And by the way, ActBlue's defense, one of their defense is, well, less than 1% of contributions in 2024 were from foreign countries.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

Well, less than 1% out of $19 billion is a crap ton of money.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

And it is illegal.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

And that dynamic, and I'll give you some other stats.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

So here's something Greg Price tweeted.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

With all the headwinds facing the GOP, national Democrat groups have a serious fundraising problem going into the midterm.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

The DNC currently has more debt than cash on hand, while the RNC has over $100 million on hand.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

The SLF, CLF, NRCC, and NRSC, which are all the different committees on the Republican side, all have more cash than their Democrat counterparts, and

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

And now this with ActBlue, the Democrat crown jewel of their fundraising, the big, big political consequence.

Verdict with Ted Cruz
Trump's Iran Address, Pam Bondi Leaving & ActBlue Facing Criminal Liability

If ActBlue has committed criminal conduct, laundering foreign money into American elections, and if they actively covered it up, which is what Covington and Burling suggest there's evidence of,