President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform.

Meanwhile, Trump ally Elon Musk has repeatedly blasted ActBlue on his social media platform, X. O n March 8, for example, he appeared to suggest that "ActBlue-funded groups" were behind the recent wave of nationwide protests against his electric vehicle company, Tesla.

Taking a page from authoritarians around the world, Trump is targeting his political opposition with criminal investigations.