Mary Peltola Campaign Uses Trump’s Truth Social Post in Alaska Legal Filing
Summary
Mary Peltola’s campaign and Alaska Democrats asked a federal judge to quickly dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate ballot. They cited President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post as a reason to resolve the case before the November 3 election, saying it could be used to cast doubt on the results.Key Facts
- Trump said he directed the Justice Department to sue Alaska and state election officials over a ballot listing two candidates named Dan Sullivan.
- The administration argues that votes for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., a retired teacher, could affect the outcome under Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system.
- Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senate campaign committee filed motions to intervene in the case and dismiss it.
- Their filing said Trump and the attorney general could use the lawsuit to suggest that Alaska’s election results are unlawful.
- Trump’s Truth Social post called the ballot a Democratic scheme to confuse voters and said the lawsuit aimed to stop an impending crime.
- The groups’ attorney, David R. Fox, called the Justice Department’s lawsuit baseless and asked for an expedited ruling before election day, November 3.
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