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Judge dismisses Trump attempt to block Alaska Senate race results if Republican loses

Incumbent Dan Sullivan says he will accept election results after ‘unprecedented intervention’ by Trump’s DoJ A judge has dismissed the Donald Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. Trump said on 23 October that he had ordered the justice department to file the lawsuit in a move that voting rights experts called an “unprecedented int…

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The ruling dismisses the Department of Justice’s lawsuit that pre-emptively contested the results of a race that includes two candidates named Daniel Sullivan.

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Judge dismisses Trump attempt to block Alaska Senate race results if Republican loses

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Sullivan vows to honour Alaska race outcome, US judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit

Senator Sullivan's pledge contrasts with the Trump administration's effort to challenge Alaska's election certification.

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Judge Rejects Trump Officials’ Move to Challenge Alaska Senate Election

The ruling dismisses the Department of Justice’s lawsuit that pre-emptively contested the results of a race that includes two candidates named Daniel Sullivan.

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Judge tosses Trump's attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses

A federal judge has dismissed a highly unusual lawsuit by the Trump administration that tried to block the certification of results from Alaska's U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent lost.

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