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>> Meanwhile, President Trump is directing the Justice Department to investigate Act Blue. This is a Democratic donation platform. And the focus as the allegations about a illegal straw donors and foreign contributions. Right, Meredith is live in Washington with more. This has been brewing for a while, Mark. What do we need to know? >> Dana, for years, you're right about this, but this is a big development. The White House is directing the Attorney General to investigate the Democratic Party's top fundraising platform. It's called Act Blue. The president says he wants to know if foreign money is being donated to the group and then utilize to sway elections. Democrats are calling this probe a dangerous abuse of power. Act Blue is an enormous operation in Democratic politics. It's raised more than $16 billion since 2004. You may have seen the text pop up from candidates saying, "Please donate. Go to the Act Blue website." Republicans use something similar called WinRed. There was a new memo signed on Thursday directing the Attorney General to investigate if foreign nationals are using the Act Blue platform to bypass campaign finance laws. Trump wants a report out in six months.
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