Barber accuses DOJ of trying to overturn Alaska voters' will
Devan BarberExecutive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Barber condemns the lawsuit as an effort to override Alaska voters.
“filing a sham lawsuit to overturn the will of Alaska voters”
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DOJ challenges Alaska Senate certification over two Sullivans; Murkowski objects
DOJ sued Alaska over the presence of two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot. It seeks to prevent certification under specified conditions involving an incumbent loss and the possible effect of namesake votes. Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola criticize the intervention.
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AP attributes Trump's acknowledgment of ordering the suit to remarks to reporters and quotes Barber's criticism. The complaint supplies the precise conditions of the requested relief.
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She speaks as executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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Her statement is an accusation about the suit's purpose.
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The case concerns DOJ's requested conditional intervention in certification of Alaska's Senate election. Barber condemns the lawsuit as an effort to override Alaska voters.
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Read the full caseMurkowski says DOJ should not have filed the suit
“The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit.”Read statement
Peltola accuses Sullivan of using Washington allies to stay in power
“This is the corruption AK is fed up with, and it's why I'm in this race.”Read statement
Muller says DOJ lacks authority to block certification
“The statute simply doesn’t let the Department of Justice enjoin certification”Read statement
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