Justice Department Sends Target Letters to Democrats in Alaska Investigation
The letters widen a months-long probe that has already produced more than 100 subpoenas, officials said.
- The Justice Department issued approximately 20 target letters to Democratic operatives, including attorney Marc Elias, signaling potential federal charges in a criminal investigation into Alaska's Senate race recruitment efforts.
- Investigators scrutinize the recruitment of independent candidate Daniel J. Sullivan to run alongside Republican incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan, a tactic critics describe as ballot stacking designed to confuse voters.
- Beyond target letters, the department issued at least 120 subpoenas, including to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, examining potential conspiracy and donor fraud charges in the Alaska contest.
- Elias denounced the probe as a "sham investigation," accusing the Justice Department of weaponization, while President Trump demanded on Tuesday that Elias be imprisoned for his alleged role.
- This probe coincides with the Justice Department's deployment of roughly 1,000 election monitors nationwide, drawing criticism from those who fear federal intervention could intimidate voters at polling places.
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The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry. That's according to two people familiar with the matter. The target letter to attorney Marc Elias, who for years has represented Democratic campaigns as well as the party itself in election-rela…
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