Elon Musk, the world richest man , CEO of Telsa and Space X in a signed post on formerly twitter now X, on Saturday disclosed that the present unrest that bedeviled one of his company’s is caused by ActBlue.
ActBlue is an American Democratic Party political action committee (PAC) and fundraising platform founded in 2004, it’s is a major part of the Democratic Party’s fundraising infrastructure.
Musk listed some of the trouble the online fund-raising organization that powers Democratic candidates had caused his company: “An investigation has found 5 ActBlue-funded groups responsible for Tesla “protests”: Troublemakers, Disruption Project, Rise & Resist, Indivisible Project and Democratic Socialists of America.
“ActBlue funders include George Soros, Reid Hoffman, Herbert Sandler, Patricia Bauman, and Leah Hunt-Hendrix.
“ActBlue is currently under investigation for allowing foreign and illegal donations in criminal violation of campaign finance regulations.
“This week, 7 ActBlue senior officials resigned, including the associate general counsel. If you know anything about this, please post in replies. Thanks, Elon.” He added.
The online fund-raising organization plunged into turmoil, with at least seven senior officials resigning late last month and a remaining lawyer suggesting he faced internal retaliation.
The departures from ActBlue, which helps raise money for Democrats running for office at all levels of government, come as the group is under investigation by congressional Republicans.
They have advanced legislation that some Democrats warn could be used to debilitate what is the party’s leading fund-raising operation.
Last week, two unions representing the group’s workers sent a blistering letter to ActBlue’s board of directors that listed the seven officials who had left. The letter described an “alarming pattern” of departures that was “eroding our confidence in the stability of the organization.”
What prompted so many longtime ActBlue officials to leave is not clear yet.
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