When Democratic politicians need campaign cash, they turn to ActBlue, the party's leading fundraising website. President Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to target that platform. Last week,

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

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday targeting ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s main fundraising platform – taking aim at one of the key pillars of the financial infrastructure for Democratic candidates.