US prosecutors issue dozens of subpoenas over alleged Democrat plot to put a 'second Dan Sullivan' on Alaska's ballot
Sen. Dan Sullivan and his Democratic-recruited namesake Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., whose presence on the ballot prompted the Justice Department to issue at least 40 grand jury subpoenas targeting Democratic officials.
The Justice Department has served dozens of subpoenas on individuals thought to be connected to a Democratic scheme to plant a same-named spoiler candidate in Alaska's Senate race, with the action coming just days before Tuesday's midterm election. Most targets are Democrats; the subpoenas demand grand jury testimony and documents, carry records-preservation requirements, and further subpoenas are expected. Democratic operative Jerid Kurtz, identified as the middleman who allegedly brought retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan into the race against incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, has scrubbed his social media presence and taken his firm Wingspan Strategies' website offline. Alaska's Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has launched a parallel state criminal investigation, cautioning that the probe "may impact whether somebody is seated in the U.S. Senate."
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer has separately requested interviews with two individuals implicated in the alleged scheme.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski broke four years of silence on her personal X account, saying the affair revealed a "pattern of lies and coverups" by Peltola.
Nearly one in ten Alaskans — roughly 58,000 voters — had already cast early ballots before the exposé published.
