Todd Blanche Responds to Alaska Scenarios as Trump DOJ Sends Target Letters
Summary
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department could examine individual Alaska ballots if evidence suggests voters confused incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan with a same-name challenger. The department has reportedly sent target letters to about 20 Democrats as part of an investigation into how the challenger got on the ballot; a target letter does not mean someone has been charged.Key Facts
- Blanche discussed the possible ballot review in an interview with Fox News.
- Alaska uses ranked-choice voting.
- Dan J. Sullivan, an undeclared candidate and retired teacher, shares the incumbent senator's name.
- Blanche said preserving ballots would be important if voter confusion becomes an issue.
- Mary Peltola was leading Senator Dan Sullivan in the latest poll cited by the article.
- Reports say the DOJ sent target letters to about 20 Democrats, including election lawyer Marc Elias.
- NBC News reported that the correspondence also included requests for third parties to preserve records.
- The reported investigation concerns possible donor fraud and conspiracy, and a target letter does not mean its recipient has been charged.
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