ActBlue Sues Texas AG Paxton, Alleging Political Retaliation
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“Ackby Blue just hit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts, claiming his investigation and separate state suit are, straight-up retaliation for funneling cash to Democratic candidates.”From the transcript
ActBlue Sues Texas AG Paxton, Alleging Retaliation for Funding Democrats
ActBlue, a prominent Democratic fundraising platform, has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Massachusetts, accusing him of retaliation for supporting Democratic candidates. Paxton is facing a Tarrant County judges potential ban on ActBlue accepting gift cards or prepaid debit cards, as he claims the platform dodges Texas fraud laws and misleads donors. However, ActBlue refutes these claims, stating that their systems automatically blocked Paxtons investigators test gift cards and that his actions are part of a pattern of targeting progressive fundraisers beyond his authority. With Paxtons May 26th runoff against Senator John Cornyn approaching, this legal battle could significantly impact the upcoming election.
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El Paso News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — ActBlue Sues Texas AG Paxton, Alleging Political Retaliation. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Ackby Blue just hit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts, claiming his investigation and separate state suit are, straight-up retaliation for funneling cash to Democratic candidates. Paxton's pushing a Tarant County judge to ban Ack Blue from accepting gift cards or prepaid debit cards, accusing them of dodging Texas fraud laws, and misleading folks since his probe kicked off in 2023. Ackby Blue fires back that Paxton's moves ramped up right after Democrat James Tallerico announced the $2 million haul, part of his 27, million first quarter total challenging for Senate. They call Paxton's claims, bogus, saying their systems auto-blocked his investigator's test gift cards and framed this as his pattern of targeting. Progressive fundraisers beyond his authority. With Paxton's May 26 runoff against Senator John Cornen Looming, the winner takes on Tallerico come November, so this legal clash could ripple right into the election fight. This has been El Paso News Today, powered by AI.
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