Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses
Judge Sharon Gleason said the Justice Department had no workable plan to separate ballots after many voters had already cast them.
- On Sunday, District Court Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, a suit President Donald Trump had ordered.
- Allegations emerged that Democratic former Rep Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a retired teacher also named Dan J. Sullivan to confuse voters; a New York Times report last week confirmed an operative paid by a group backing Peltola coordinated the effort.
- District Court Judge Sharon Gleason wrote in her order that the relief sought is "infeasible" because many voters have already cast ballots, and commingled ballots make it impossible to segregate votes for the decoy candidate while preserving voter secrecy.
- President Trump called for Peltola to be prosecuted, and the State suggested it may not certify a potential Peltola victory; Peltola insisted she had "no idea" her aides were involved, calling the issue a "distraction."
- Rep Jamie Raskin, D-Md, called the strategy "stupid politics," while South Carolina Sen Tim Scott suggested criminal charges might be appropriate; the Vermont independent termed the Democratic involvement in Alaska "pretty dumb" on CBS.
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The Independent (US)Trump's lawsuit to block Alaska Senate race certification is dismissed by judge
The judge said the relief that Trump’s DOJ is seeking is ‘infeasible’
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