Transcript: Attorney General Todd Blanche on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 25, 2026
Summary
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Alaska over how the state handles ballots in a Senate race involving two candidates named Dan Sullivan. He said the department had reviewed the issue for months and was asking a court to address federal law, while host Margaret Brennan cited state court findings and showed the ballot.Key Facts
- The interview aired on “Face the Nation” on Oct. 25, 2026.
- Blanche said he agreed that election counting and certification should proceed as usual unless facts and law require federal action.
- The Justice Department sued Alaska in connection with the Senate race between incumbent Republican Dan S. Sullivan and challenger Dan J. Sullivan.
- Blanche said the department had examined the matter for months and described its lawsuit as a request for a court to consider federal law.
- President Donald Trump said he was the one who called for the lawsuit, according to Brennan’s question.
- Brennan said the Alaska Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that found insufficient evidence for the claim that Dan J. Sullivan sought to confuse voters.
- Blanche disputed Brennan’s account of the state court’s role and said the lawsuit was not an effort for the federal government to take over Alaska’s election system.
- The interview excerpt ends while Blanche is responding to Brennan’s question about the ballot listing Dan S. Sullivan as the incumbent.
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