Bombshell new investigation opened into Democrat Mary Peltola
The probe came hours after Donald Trump demanded Peltola be thrown off the ballot and prosecuted, though he did not say what crime she had committed.
TL;DR
- Alaska's Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy is investigating Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign.
- The investigation concerns an alleged plot to plant a decoy candidate on the ballot.
- A retiree named Dan J. Sullivan, who shares the name of Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan, was recruited.
- Donald Trump demanded Peltola be prosecuted and thrown off the ballot, calling the scheme 'voter fraud.'
- The scheme allegedly involved senior advisers from Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
- The Justice Department previously sued to prevent the race from being certified if Senator Sullivan loses, though no specific illegal act was alleged.
- Peltola dismissed the revelations as a distraction, while Senator Sullivan's campaign accused her campaign of deception.
- Democrats argue that ballot-stacking is a common political practice, citing similar actions by Republicans.