The Federal Election Commission has launched a formal investigation into Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett following allegations that her campaign accepted potentially fraudulent donations through the Democrat-aligned fundraising platform ActBlue.
The complaint, filed by the Coolidge-Reagan Foundation—a conservative advocacy group—was submitted on March 26 and centers on suspicious donation patterns involving a 73-year-old Texas resident named Randy Best. According to the complaint, Best’s name appears on records for 53 separate donations totaling $595 to Crockett’s campaign. There’s just one glaring problem: Best’s own wife has publicly denied the couple made any of the contributions.
That denial was caught on video and shared by Sholdon Daniels, a declared opponent of Crockett in the 2026 election. The implication is clear—Best, and possibly others, are being listed as donors without their knowledge or consent.
🚨 #BREAKING: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has launched an investigation into Jasmine Crockett, per Daily Signal
It was revealed that an individual donated to her campaign over 50 TIMES without their knowledge.
Sounds like another ActBlue scam to me. Someone needs to… pic.twitter.com/z4PQz7mlvg
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 11, 2025
The Crockett campaign took in roughly $870,000 through ActBlue, and according to the complaint, it’s anyone’s guess how many of those donations were similarly unauthorized. This isn’t a one-off. Congressional Republicans and GOP attorneys general have already raised red flags over a growing pattern of so-called “phantom donations” from elderly Americans who claim they never donated a dime.
Crockett now has 15 days to respond to the FEC’s allegations, though extensions of 30 to 60 days are routinely granted. Still, the clock is now officially ticking.
This isn’t just a bookkeeping error—it’s about legal liability and accountability. As Dan Backer, attorney for the Coolidge-Reagan Foundation, noted, the responsibility ultimately lands on the campaign’s treasurer. Claiming ignorance or blind trust in ActBlue doesn’t cut it anymore, especially when the platform has already drawn scrutiny from multiple investigative bodies.
🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/x4Gt5d5uL2
— Sholdon Daniels For Congress (@SholdonDaniels) March 12, 2025
“It could be a reasonable defense for Rep. Crockett and other Democrats to say, ‘We didn’t solicit those donations, they all came in from ActBlue,’” Backer said. “But that would be willful blindness.”
Translation? If you’re running for federal office, you’re responsible for knowing where your money comes from—even if it shows up neatly packaged in a spreadsheet from your party’s favorite online donation tool.