Trump’s AG Todd Blanche loses it when pressed about overturning elections results: ‘That’s crazy!’

Attorney General Todd Blanche reacted angrily on CNN's State of the Union when host Dana Bash asked whether President Donald Trump might try to overturn the November midterm results if they go against him. Blanche rejected the premise outright, insisting the administration is laying no such groundwork and calling the question unreal, according to The Independent.

Bash's question grew out of a Justice Department lawsuit, filed Thursday at Trump's direction, seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate race should Republican Senator Dan Sullivan lose. Trump and other Republicans contend that a second candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who has no party affiliation, will confuse voters and draw support from the incumbent. Blanche described the suit as an effort to prevent fraud and confusion. The filing came less than two weeks before Election Day.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, said the department never should have sued, noting that the state had already made the candidates distinguishable on the ballot. Trump answered with a late-night Truth Social tirade against her, branding her the worst Republican senator and alleging Democrats want to steal the election. Sullivan faces former Democratic Congressman Mary Peltola, who led 50 percent to 48 percent in a recent InsiderAdvantage poll.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →