India, April 25 -- President Donald Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum to crack down on illegal "straw donor" and foreign contributions in American elections, following reports and congressional investigations regarding potentially unlawful activities through ActBlue and other online fundraising platforms.
The Memorandum directs the Attorney General to investigate and take action concerning allegations regarding the use of online fundraising platforms to make "straw" or "dummy" contributions and to make foreign contributions to U.S. political candidates and committees.
The Attorney General will report the results of the investigation to the President.
The Presidential Memo notes that a congressional investigation revealed signifi...