Rolling Back Trump

1. Oct 22, 2026The Justice Department sued Alaska's elections director and election boards, asking a federal court to block certification if Democrat Mary Peltola wins, calling a third candidate, Republican Dan J. Sullivan, a "frivolous" spoiler meant to confuse voters whose votes may have been meant for Sen. Dan Sullivan. Source ↗
2. Oct 23, 2026President Trump told reporters he personally directed the lawsuit, saying "I'm the one that said do it," and said the second Sullivan candidate "was just put there by the Democrats to confuse the voter," without offering evidence. Source ↗
3. Oct 23, 2026Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee moved to intervene and dismiss the suit; Peltola called it "the exact kind of corruption Alaskans are tired of." Source ↗
4. Oct 23, 2026The DSCC called the suit "part of a nationwide attack on free elections by the federal government"; Attorney General Todd Blanche responded the department "does not seek to stop any ballot from being cast." Source ↗
5. Oct 24, 2026Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Alaska had already distinguished the candidates on the ballot and "The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit." Trump responded on Truth Social that ranked-choice voting is "a TOTAL DEMOCRAT SCAM" meant to make Sullivan "lose Votes..." and called Murkowski "a DISGRACE to Alaska and our Country." Source ↗
6. Oct 26, 2026Alaska's own Division of Elections and director Carol Beecher, represented by the state Department of Law, filed a separate motion to dismiss, arguing "the United States has no legal authority over how candidates secure their place on the ballot in state elections." Source ↗
7. Oct 28, 2026The New York Times reported Peltola campaign aides worked with a Democratic operative to find and recruit Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher who had voted Democratic in the last three presidential elections, as the second Sullivan on the ballot. Source ↗
8. Oct 28, 2026Peltola's campaign denied recruiting any candidate; election-law experts say recruiting a candidate for strategic reasons is not itself illegal. Source ↗
9. Oct 28, 2026Trump wrote on Truth Social that Democrats "illegally searched for, and recruited" the second Sullivan and "perjured themselves" in doing so. Source ↗
10. Oct 28, 2026He added: "Mary Peltola should suffer the Legal and Political consequences for what she has done, A FRAUD ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, and Dan Sullivan should be allowed to run without either Mary Peltola or FAKE Dan Sullivan on the Ballot." Source ↗
11. Oct 28, 2026Trump called for the criminal prosecution of Peltola and Dan J. Sullivan, saying "I think they should be prosecuted" in response to questions about the Times report. Source ↗
12. Oct 28, 2026Peltola's campaign said it "has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign," the DSCC said it "is not involved with Dan J. Sullivan," and Dan J. Sullivan has long denied running at Democrats' behest. Source ↗
13. Oct 28, 2026Attorney General Todd Blanche, in a Fox News interview, declined to discuss any criminal investigations but accused Democrats of "cheating," saying, "They are trying to take votes away from the incumbent, not by running an election, not by running on issues but by putting up a person with the same name." Source ↗
14. Oct 29, 2026Gov. Dunleavy ordered a state investigation into Peltola's campaign, writing that New York Times reporting "reveals disturbing new evidence of an organized effort to manipulate Alaska's elections by recruiting candidates...to deliberately confuse voters and misdirect their votes." Source ↗
15. Oct 29, 2026Dunleavy said the Times reporting "substantially supports" earlier findings by the state's elections board. Source ↗
16. Oct 29, 2026Peltola called the reporting "just another distraction. It's another diversion...all stuff to sell newspapers...to get subscriptions," and pointed instead to Sen. Dan Sullivan's support for the war in Iran. Source ↗
17. Oct 29, 2026Vice President JD Vance stopped short of calling for prosecution but said he supported a probe into possible election fraud, saying Peltola "is trying to steal a Senate seat from the voters of Alaska, and it's disgraceful." Source ↗
18. Oct 29, 2026The Justice Department escalated its months-long criminal investigation into the alleged spoiler-candidate scheme, issuing new grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony or documents along with records-preservation demands; the identities and number of recipients were not immediately clear. Source ↗
19. Oct 29, 2026In an amended complaint, the Justice Department wrote that operatives for Mary Peltola's campaign orchestrated a "sham campaign for the purpose of misleading Alaskan voters." Source ↗
20. Oct 29, 2026Alaska election officials called the amended lawsuit "meritless" in a court filing, saying it "cast a cloud over Alaska's election that is contrary to the public interest." Source ↗
21. Oct 29, 2026Reuters reported the Justice Department has issued more than 40 subpoenas and document requests in its Alaska election probe, according to a person familiar with the matter. Source ↗
22. Oct 29, 2026Attorneys for the state of Alaska wrote in a court filing that the Justice Department's reading of the National Voter Registration Act would amount to "a limitless grant of authority for federal interference in state-run elections," urging the judge to reject it. Source ↗
23. Oct 30, 2026The FBI began contacting donors of Dan J. Sullivan, the Senate candidate who shares a name with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation. Source ↗
24. Oct 30, 2026An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited Petersburg, Alaska and left a card for donor Charles Flint, who said, "I don't feel like I've been misled at all," adding he intends to rank Democrat Mary Peltola first on his ballot, followed by Dan J. Sullivan: "Everybody knows who the incumbent is." Source ↗
25. Oct 30, 2026The Justice Department also pushed for a court order to isolate certain Alaska ballots to investigate potential voter confusion. Alaska U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman said recent New York Times reporting on the recruitment scheme produced a "significant surge of law enforcement assets to Alaska." Source ↗
26. Oct 30, 2026At an Anchorage rally, Peltola again denied any involvement, saying she was "deeply offended" by the allegations, which she called "garbage" and part of a "smear campaign" to suppress turnout, adding: "I know I can beat Dan Sullivan. I do not need any help winning this race." Source ↗
27. Oct 30, 2026A Justice Department official said prosecutors are exploring possible civil rights charges alleging a conspiracy to deprive Alaska voters of a fair election; Alaska's U.S. Attorney, Michael J. Heyman, told reporters, "Every Alaskan deserves a fair election. And they're going to get one." Source ↗
28. Nov 1, 2026U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason, a nominee of former President Barack Obama, dismissed the lawsuit, finding the federal government does not have the ability to bring it. Justice Department attorneys are expected to appeal. Source ↗
29. Nov 3, 2026The Justice Department sent letters advising Democratic election attorney Marc Elias and others that they are considered targets of its criminal investigation into the second Sullivan's candidacy, and has issued more than 100 subpoenas, according to people briefed on the probe. Source ↗
30. Nov 3, 2026ABC News, citing sources, reported the department has sent at least 20 target letters and preservation notices in the probe. Source ↗
31. Nov 3, 2026Elias said in a statement: "No one should be surprised that President Trump's Department of Justice is targeting me and my law firm on Election Day. This administration has repeatedly weaponized the DOJ against the President's political enemies despite zero evidence of wrongdoing, and we are the latest targets." Source ↗
32. Nov 5, 2026 · LatestWith votes still being counted and Peltola narrowly ahead, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "The vote totals for the Fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other 'slug' that the Dems put on the Ballot, should be immediately given to the REAL Dan Sullivan, and the Election is over - He easily wins. There is no other fair solution!" Source ↗

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