Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Thursday that he is ordering an investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign after a report that it recruited a candidate with the same name as her Republican rival, Sen. Dan Sullivan, onto the ballot in an effort to dilute his votes.
\n\nThe Department of Public Safety would seek to determine “whether this scheme violated Alaska’s laws and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted,” Dunleavy said in an overnight post to X. “The evidence will determine what happens next.”
\n\nDunleavy, a Republican, referred to Wednesday’s revelations from a bombshell New York Times report as “disturbing new evidence” and said that “anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable.”
\n\nAlso on Thursday, President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether Republicans would seat Peltola if she wins her race.
\n\nAsked by a reporter whether he thought Republicans should refuse to seat Peltola if she wins, Trump said, “you’re going to have to see what happens.” He added it was “hard to believe that she could even be allowed to run.”
\n\nThe Times published an explosive report detailing the campaign and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s alleged efforts to recruit a…
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