DOJ Issues 40 Subpoenas in Alaska Election Probe After Times Report
The US Justice Department has issued over 40 grand jury subpoenas and record preservation notices regarding the Alaska Senate race, accelerating a criminal probe into allegations that Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited a challenger named Dan J. Sullivan to confuse voters. This action follows a New York Times report detailing the campaign’s involvement, which Peltola had previously denied. The investigation coincides with a pending federal lawsuit seeking to block the certification of the election results if the Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan, loses. While the DOJ frames these actions as necessary to safeguard vote integrity, critics and legal experts argue the moves are politically motivated and lack clear federal legal basis, occurring just days before the November 3 election.