Trump's DOJ faces fierce backlash and legal challenges over unprecedented bid to block Alaska Senate election certification
From the Newshound archive · first published 24 October 2026 · last updated 25 October 2026.
Attorney General Todd Blanche insists the lawsuit 'does not seek' to stop Alaska's certification, only to preserve ballots. Yet President Donald Trump boasted on Friday: 'I'm the one that said do it.' The case targets Daniel J. Sullivan Jr, a retired teacher sharing incumbent Dan S. Sullivan's name. Common Cause and the ACLU have now moved to intervene and halt it.
Stephen Miller called the second Sullivan 'one of the most egregious attacks' on elections.
Critics noted the senator's name already carries 'incumbent' on the ballot.
Mary Peltola branded the suit 'a very desperate attempt to cling to power'.
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