DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, Trump says

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• Trump states: Trump said he ordered DOJ to file a lawsuit to block Alaska Senate race certification if the Republican loses.

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  • CNBC · 23 Oct · Trump says he ordered DOJ suit to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses (Original publication)
  • The Insider · 24 Oct · Администрация Трампа требует от суда не утверждать итоги выборов в Сенат на Аляске, если республиканец Салливан проиграет (Original publication)

• The Insider states: The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court in Alaska to block the certification of election results in the Senate race if incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses by a narrow margin.

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  • The Insider · 24 Oct · Администрация Трампа требует от суда не утверждать итоги выборов в Сенат на Аляске, если республиканец Салливан проиграет (Original publication)

• Trump states: Trump acknowledged on Friday that the lawsuit was filed at his request.

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  • The Insider · 24 Oct · Администрация Трампа требует от суда не утверждать итоги выборов в Сенат на Аляске, если республиканец Салливан проиграет (Original publication)

• The Insider states: The Justice Department argues that if Sullivan loses, the results cannot be certified until an investigation determines which candidate voters intended to support.

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  • The Insider · 24 Oct · Администрация Трампа требует от суда не утверждать итоги выборов в Сенат на Аляске, если республиканец Салливан проиграет (Original publication)

• The Peltony campaign states: The Peltony campaign called the lawsuit an 'abhorrent political threat' to overturn the election results.

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  • The Insider · 24 Oct · Администрация Трампа требует от суда не утверждать итоги выборов в Сенат на Аляске, если республиканец Салливан проиграет (Original publication)

• Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska states: Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska said the Justice Department should not have filed the lawsuit.

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  • The Insider · 24 Oct · Администрация Трампа требует от суда не утверждать итоги выборов в Сенат на Аляске, если республиканец Салливан проиграет (Original publication)