Justice Department Sends Criminal Target Letters in Alaska Probe to People Aligned with Democratic Party

Justice Department sends criminal target letters in Alaska probe to people aligned with Democratic party

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department sent target letters to more than a dozen people it believes helped recruit a Senate candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, in Alaska — an indication that the department is working towards bringing federal charges, according to two sources familiar with

Democratic attorney and Trump foe Marc Elias is a target of DOJ's Alaska ballot investigation, sources say

Marc Elias, a longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration, received one of about 20 target letters sent by the DOJ in its Alaska ballot investigation.

Trump's admin fires a desperate Election Day salvage shot

Sources say the politicized Trump Justice Department is in the process of sending 20 target letters as part of its investigation into the Dan J. Sullivan campaign in Alaska, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. “A target letter is an official notification from prosecutors informing an individual or entity that they are a primary focus of a criminal investigation,” reports NBC News. “A subpoena is a court order that demands d…

Justice Dept. sends target letters to Democrats in escalation of Alaska inquiry

Sending such a notification at the decisive moment in a close race between the incumbent Republican, Dan Sullivan, and his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, is highly unusual.

Justice Department Sends Target Letters in Alaska Inquiry

“The Justice Department is intensifying its investigation into the recruitment of an opponent with the same name as a Republican senator in Alaska, sending letters to about 20 Democrats informing them they might be targets, two people with knowledge of the move said,” the New York Times reports. “Sending such a notification at the decisive […]

Trump's DOJ takes 'highly unusual' action against Democrats in Alaska: NYT

The Justice Department has sent letters to about 20 Democrats warning that they may be targets of its investigation into the recruitment of a candidate with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).The New York Times reported, citing two people with knowledge of the move, that sending such notifications at the decisive moment of a close race between Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola is highly unusual. Democrats accuse the administration of wea…