Justice Department Sends Target Letters to About 20 Democrats in Alaska Probe
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 3
Justice Department Sends Target Letters to About 20 Democrats in Alaska Probe
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 3
Summary
About 20 Democrats were told they could be targets in a Justice Department investigation tied to recruitment of an Alaska candidate sharing Republican Senator Dan Sullivan’s name.
The inquiry is examining possible donor fraud and conspiracy charges, and intended recipients reportedly include election lawyer Marc Elias and at least one Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee official.
The move comes at a decisive stage of Sullivan’s close race against Democrat Mary Peltola, making the timing unusually sensitive in an active election.
Democrats say the department is being weaponized for political purposes, arguing that so-called ballot stacking is a common campaign tactic and not clearly illegal under Alaska law.
The escalation follows public pressure from President Trump, who over the weekend urged criminal accountability and on Tuesday said Elias should go to jail.