Post by @MicroWave@lemmy.world

2026-10-23 22:00 UTC

Trump boasts he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska to get election result tossed out if they lose Attorney General Todd Blanche has declined to pledge DOJ’s independence from the White House and would not rule out similar suits in other states Donald Trump says he ordered the Department of Justice to sue the state of Alaska in an effort to block the results of a U.S. Senate election from being certified, unless the incumbent Republican wins. Government attorneys filed a lawsuit Friday arguing that the presence of Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the ballot would confuse voters who support the sitting senator, Daniel S. Sullivan, in the unusual matchup of two candidates with the same name up against a Democratic candidate. “I’m the one that said do it,” Trump told reporters Friday. “They have two Dan Sullivans.” Trump’s admission of an extraordinary intervention in the nation’s elections follows the president’s threats to overhaul election administration and assert federal control before critical midterm elections with the balance of power in Congress, and fate of his final years in office, at stake.

Replies (5)

@nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 2026-10-24 04:01

If that moron had any neurons at all he’d know to keep his plots quiet.

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@Sunflier@lemmy.world 2026-10-24 04:29

One of the ways to fight cancer is to cut it off with blades

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@CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2026-10-24 01:35

It’s so weird how the cons have to rely on all this sort of shit. Instead of, you know, running on a record where they are actually doing something for all of the American people. Not just stealing the country blind and enriching themselves to the tune of billions, while throwing bones to the rabid right wing that they think will “make liberals cry again”.

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@Doomsider@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 03:58

He is one of the most litigious men in history. Is it really a surprise at this point. He has already sued himself and was declared the winner so the sky is the limit apparently. He has been a defendant over four thousand times. That just boggles the mind.

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@some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2026-10-25 04:51

It’s all above board. Why would anyone think otherwise? Corrupt piece of shit said something… oooh, that news!

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