Dan Neuman 🇨🇦
Chuck DarwinTrump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate #ActBlue,
the fund-raising platform that powers virtually every Democratic candidate and cause.
The move steps up Republicans’ effort to cripple their opponents’ political infrastructure.
It was the third time in three weeks that Trump has directed the government to target a perceived political enemy.
He has drastically expanded the use of his powers to try to damage domestic opponents, eroding a post-Watergate norm of Justice Department independence far more than he ever did in his first term.
Trump’s action represents a threat to one of the key financial cogs of the left,
potentially hindering Democrats’ ability to compete in elections.
It is likely to please elements of his base, for whom ActBlue has become a top target.
