Justice Department Sends 20 Target Letters and 100 Subpoenas in Alaska Ballot Probe
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 3
Justice Department Sends 20 Target Letters and 100 Subpoenas in Alaska Ballot Probe
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 3
Summary
About 20 Democrats received target or record-preservation letters, and the Justice Department issued roughly 100 subpoenas as it deepened its Alaska investigation days before votes are counted.
The inquiry centers on Democrats’ recruitment of a second Dan Sullivan to appear beside Senator Dan Sullivan on the ballot, with investigators examining possible donor-fraud and conspiracy charges.
Recipients include election lawyer Marc Elias, a law partner and at least one Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee official; some subpoenas went to phone and email providers.
Trump has publicly pressed for prosecutions, naming Elias and Chuck Schumer, while Democrats say the timing shows political weaponization and note target letters do not establish guilt.
The escalation follows a judge’s Sunday rejection of the department’s bid to block certification in Alaska if the race were close, a ruling the administration plans to appeal.