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ActBlue CEO Invokes Fifth, Countersues Texas Over Gift-Card Ban

6/11/2026

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ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer any House Administration Committee questions.
Wallace-Jones argued that congressional criminal investigations exceed constitutional authority.
Democrats said the probe is political retaliation and asked WinRed CEO Ryan Lyk to testify about possible illegal contributions.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to block ActBlue’s gift-card program, prompting ActBlue to file a countersuit alleging a First Amendment free-speech violation.

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ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer any House Administration Committee questions.
Wallace-Jones argued that congressional criminal investigations exceed constitutional authority.
Democrats said the probe is political retaliation and asked WinRed CEO Ryan Lyk to testify about possible illegal contributions.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to block ActBlue’s gift-card program, prompting ActBlue to file a countersuit alleging a First Amendment free-speech violation.