Schiff accuses DOJ of trying to 'subvert' elections as GOP alleges same-name candidate meant to confuse voters

Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, says the Justice Department under President Donald Trump is trying to undermine elections by suing over Alaska's Senate ballot. The dispute centers on a race in which Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan faces an unaffiliated candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who shares his name. Republicans say Democrats elevated the second Sullivan to confuse voters, according to Fox News.

Alaska's state courts have already decided the second Sullivan may stay on the ballot, and Schiff told NBC News on Sunday that federal prosecutors lack standing and have no role in running the state's elections. Republicans argue the namesake entered the contest to peel support from the incumbent and help Mary Peltola, a former Democratic House member who is also running. Peltola and her campaign reject that claim. The unaffiliated Sullivan, of Petersburg, earned his spot through Alaska's primary system.

Schiff contrasted the current effort with 2020, when senior Justice Department figures such as William Barr declined to back attempts to overturn the presidential result. He said Attorney General Todd Blanche and colleagues are fully committed this time, and he predicted the Alaska suit will fail.

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