President Trump said he ordered the Justice Department to sue to block certification of Alaska's U.S. Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. The DOJ filing argues that an independent candidate also named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters and taint the result. Voting rights experts criticized the move as highly unusual.
NYTimes – US President Trump is making a final push to help Republicans maintain control of Congress as some of the most closely watched races remain competitive. But the battle for the Senate is also playing out in court. In Alaska, the Trump administration sued to potentially block certification of the election if the Republican incumbent loses. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
The Justice Department is asking the federal court to block certification if Sen. Sullivan loses, but would have won had the other Sullivan's votes been counted for him.
President Trump is making a final push to help Republicans maintain control of Congress as some of the most closely watched races remain competitive. But the battle for the Senate is also playing out in court. In Alaska, the Trump administration sued to potentially block certification of the election if the Republican incumbent loses. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
Trump justice department claims there could be ‘confusion’ about two Republicans on the ballot named Dan Sullivan Donald Trump said he ordered the justice department to file a lawsuit to block the certification of Alaska’s US Senate results if the Republican incumbent loses, a move that voting rights experts called an “unprecedented intervention” by the federal government with control of Congress in the balance. “I’…
NYTimes – US The Justice Department, in a highly unusual court filing, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.
The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race, citing name confusion among the candidates.
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DOJ argues that the presence of an independent candidate also named Dan Sullivan constitutes a purposeful effort to mislead voters.
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