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President Donald Trump directed the Department of Justice to contest a potential Republican loss in the U.S. Senate race in Alaska, demanding a court delay certification of a possible Democratic win over voter confusion involving two candidates named Dan Sullivan. Trump also called for the prosecution of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola based on a New York Times report alleging her campaign recruited a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent to draw votes. The Alaska governor has ordered an investigation into the matter. Academics say the lawsuit is the first since the Civil Rights era in which the federal government has moved to halt certification of an election, a process constitutionally assigned to states.
Trump has long claimed elections are rigged when his party loses, and has criticized Alaska's ranked choice voting system as a scam. The Justice Department says it is not trying to take over a state election, but Trump confirmed he ordered the lawsuit.
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