On Thursday, April 24, Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum instructing the Justice Department to begin an investigation into ActBlue, the primary fundraising platform for Democratic candidates, party committees and progressive nonprofits.

While the memorandum is ostensibly about election integrity, everyone knows this is just a thinly veiled attempt by Trump and his allies to try and defund Democrats and progressives. As such, it is just the latest instance of Trump using the power of his office to attack his political enemies.

Due to ActBlue's vast user base of 14 million donors and general ease of use, it has made fundraising much easier for Democrats than any other platform could ever do. It is one of the reasons why Democrats and progressives have not only entirely erased the financial advantage Republicans long enjoyed in politics, but have turned the tables and seized that advantage for themselves.

ActBlue has vowed to fight Trump's authoritarian attacks, but they will need help in this fight. Please, sign this short petition encouraging everyone at ActBlue to fight back as hard as they can against these authoritarian attacks, and let them know you will support them in their fight. I have worked with ActBlue for over twenty years, and will deliver your signatures to them over email.

Note: Signing this petition will not result in receiving emails from anyone other than Bowers News Media. Everyone who signs the petition will be redirected to a joint fundraising page for ActBlue and Bowers News Media, but no donation is required to sign. In fact, if you see an ActBlue page, it means that your signature has already been submitted. – Chris Bowers