Trump on DOJ challenge to Alaska election: ‘I’m the one that said do it’
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Photo: President Donald J. Trump – October 8, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok). Attribution: “P20261008DT-0530” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work. Article by Matthew Kupfer and Jim Saksa. Democracy Docket – October 23, 2026.
Shortly after the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Alaska to preemptively challenge the results of the state’s U.S. Senate race if the Republican loses, President Donald Trump said he ordered the dangerous lawsuit. “I’m the one that said ‘do it,’” he told reporters during a visit to Florida. The DOJ lawsuit is the Trump administration’s first direct challenge to election certification during the 2026 midterms. […]
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