The Trump administration filed a preemptive lawsuit to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race if the Democratic candidate wins.

Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race (Nicholas Riccardi/Associated Press) https://apnews.com/article/alaska-senate-race-sullivan-name-lawsuit-certification-d8f4a3c7b5247cc427a05f796d7c0d82 http://www.memeorandum.com/261023/p62#a261023p62

Donald Trump is preemptively suing to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska •if the Democrat candidate beats Republican Dan Sullivan•. His reasoning? Voters might be confused by the presence of ANOTHER Dan Sullivan on the ticket. The logic is...unique. As far as I know, there's no legal precedent at all. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-seeks-to-block-alaska-senate-result-if-dan-sullivan-loses-12609148 #Politics #midterms #elections #Trump #Alaska

tRump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race State judge in #Alaska ruled that retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan could run against incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan #Trump’s Justice Department filed a preemptive lawsuit that intends to block certification of the #Senate race — but only if the Republican incumbent loses while the rival with the similar name remains on the ballot. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-alaska-dan-sullivan-senate-lawsuit-doj #authoritarian #fascist #TrumpTraitor

Trump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race (Steve Benen/MS NOW) https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-alaska-dan-sullivan-senate-lawsuit-doj http://www.memeorandum.com/261023/p64#a261023p64