FBI Visits Alaska Senate Donors in Dan Sullivan Ballot Probe 3 Days Before Election
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Updated · CNN · Oct 30
FBI Visits Alaska Senate Donors in Dan Sullivan Ballot Probe 3 Days Before Election
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Oct 30
Summary
FBI agents have begun visiting homes of donors to independent candidate Daniel J. Sullivan, asking whether they knew which Dan Sullivan they had contributed to in Alaska’s Senate race.
The doorstep interviews show the criminal investigation has moved beyond court filings into fieldwork as the Justice Department pursues an alleged Democratic effort to use a same-name candidate to confuse voters.
Rebecca Himschoot, an Alaska state representative from Sitka, said constituents reported polite FBI visits Friday but questioned sending agents to remote communities so close to Election Day.
The donor checks add to a widening Alaska fight that already includes a DOJ lawsuit, requests to segregate ballots for Dan J. Sullivan, and Republican threats to challenge certification if Mary Peltola wins.