Trump accuses Dems of perjury in Dan Sullivan race, governor orders probe

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump accused Democrats and Mary Peltola's campaign of fraud and perjury on Wednesday, after the New York Times reported that Peltola aides helped recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to Alaska's Senate race.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Times says it relied on twelve sources, text messages and documents, and that the effort was internally called the ballot composition project.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAxios reports a staffer was told to search for every Dan Sullivan in the state.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe second Sullivan is a retired teacher, and he switched his registration to Republican just before he filed.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAxios says he had earlier said he voted for Democrats in the last three presidential elections.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Peltola campaign says it did not recruit any candidates and has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Justice Department has sued to block certification if the incumbent loses, and a judge has expedited that case.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEvery Dan Sullivan in the state. Somebody had a spreadsheet.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlaska's top-four system makes ballot stacking common, and the Democratic Senate committee says Republicans have a long history of it too.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo both sides recruit, both sides deny, and the voter gets a ballot that reads like a phone book. Here we go.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMild by my standards, Dale. I once watched a ballot box go missing for a week.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA week. Peltola led the August primary with forty-nine point five percent. Nobody needed a second Dan to count that.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRosa, it's yours. I'll be here. I'm always here.