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The investigation Trump's Justice Department launched into the alleged Democratic election fraud in Alaska's Senate race is dramatically speeding up after shocking findings from The New York Times just days before the midterm elections.
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Department → sign → elections
The Times' bombshell report found that candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Party planted a decoy candidate on the ballot to boost her chances of winning.
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Peltola → find → chances
This followed months of conservatives' complaints about the Dan Sullivan doppelganger, who is running for Senate under the same name as the Republican incumbent.
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who → follow → incumbent
The Justice Department had already sued last week at Trump’s direction, asking that the race not be certified if Senator Sullivan loses, though the suit alleged no specific illegal act.
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suit → sue → act
After the article was published, the DOJ is now accelerating its criminal probe into the alleged 'election fraud' and has issued 40 new grand jury subpoenas and record preservation notices while also looking into potential additional charges, CNN reported Thursday afternoon.
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CNN → publish → charges
A person familiar with the matter told the network that additional subpoenas are expected later on Thursday.
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subpoenas → tell → Thursday
In the weeks leading up to November 3, the Last Frontier's Senate race has become a bizarre battleground for political power.
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race → lead → power
Following the bombshell report from the Times, Trump also demanded Peltola be thrown off the ballot and prosecuted, though he did not say what crime she had committed.
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she → follow → crime
Trump's DOJ is speeding up its investigation into the alleged Democratic election fraud scheme
Democratic hopeful Mary Peltola so far denied any involvement in the plot.
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Peltola → speed → plot
She fired back at The New York Times on Wednesday saying: ''This is all stuff to sell newspapers.
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This → fire → newspapers
This is all stuff to get subscriptions'
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This → get → subscriptions
This combination photo shows Trump-backed Republican Sen Dan Sullivan, left, in Palmer, Alaska, on August 17, 2026, and another candidate in Alaska's Senate race named Dan Sullivan
The Governor branded the scheme 'voter fraud at the highest level' and called for the 'Decoy Dan' Sullivan to be struck from the ballot too.
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Sullivan → show → ballot
Alaska's Republican Governor Dunleavy has since also ordered an additional investigation into Peltola's Senate campaign.
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Dunleavy → order → campaign
Dunleavy told Fox: 'We knew there was something going on there, but we're also somewhat surprised by the revelations.
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we → tell → revelations
And we now believe that that's probably the tip of the iceberg to be honest with you.'
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that → believe → you
When asked whether he would mind if the investigation would lead to criminal charges for Peltola, he said 'so be it.'
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it → ask → Peltola
The DOJ investigation accuses Daniel J Sullivan, who says he backed Democrats in the last three presidential elections and voted for Peltola in her 2022 and 2024 House races, of trying to fool Alaskans into thinking he is the senator.
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he → accuse → Alaskans
A sample election ballot is displayed in Anchorage, Alaska, showing both of the Daniel Sullivan candidates
Peltola's campaign has so far denied allegations of her involvement in the scheme to take votes away from the incumbent.
A video from Peltola rallying in Soldotna in the south of Alaska shows the candidate firing back at the bombshell investigation late on Wednesday.
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candidate → display → Wednesday
Talking to voters, she calls the report 'just another distraction.
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she → talk → report
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'This is all stuff to sell newspapers.
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This → sell → newspapers
This is all stuff to get subscriptions,' Peltola said.
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Peltola → get → subscriptions
'Nobody at The New York Times cares about affordability in Alaska.'
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Nobody → care → Alaska
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