Former Alaska lawmaker shares details about a mysterious recruiter as the FBI and Congress take a closer look at “Decoy Dan”
A former Alaska Republican lawmaker says the FBI interviewed him after an operative allegedly posed as a conservative recruiter and tried to persuade him to run for the U.S. Senate. The episode is drawing attention as Congress investigates an alleged effort to put a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s ballot to siphon votes […]
Trump administration warns alleged ‘Decoy Dan’ plotters in Alaska election spoiler investigation
The Justice Department has sent more than 20 letters notifying people they are targets of an investigation or asking them to preserve records, as it examines Daniel J. Sullivan’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in Alaska, according to two people familiar with the matter. The investigation began in July under President Donald Trump’s administration. It […]
Alaska voter ‘disgusted’ by reported ‘decoy Dan’ scheme switches support from Peltola to Sullivan
One Alaska voter said an account of an alleged scheme involving a lookalike candidate changed his mind about the Senate race. He now plans to vote for Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, after previously considering Democrat Mary Peltola, a former U.S. representative. The contest uses ranked-choice voting and has drawn national attention because another candidate […]
Department of Justice plans to appeal decision in Alaska Senate race dispute over ‘Decoy Dan’
A federal judge on Sunday rejected the Justice Department’s effort to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate election, turning down the Trump administration’s request just two days before the midterms. The department said it would appeal. The lawsuit focused on two candidates with similar names: Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and challenger Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. […]
Tim Scott calls alleged ‘Decoy Dan’ plot a crime as a federal investigation shakes Alaska
Tim Scott Says DOJ Subpoenas Validate Warnings About Alleged Alaska ‘Decoy’ Candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said he felt vindicated after reports that the Justice Department had issued dozens of subpoenas in Alaska. The National Republican Senatorial Committee chair said Republicans had spent months warning about an alleged effort to recruit a “decoy” candidate in […]
Schumer accused of a yearlong plan to place a “decoy” candidate in a crucial Senate race
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer may have been involved in an alleged effort to influence Alaska’s Senate race, according to Senate Minority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo. Published reporting has alleged that people working for Rep. Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign and senior staff at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee helped recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan […]
Biden-era prosecutions of Trump set a precedent for the Justice Department’s Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ investigation
The Justice Department is investigating claims that Democratic operatives recruited Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan, known as “Decoy Dan,” to draw votes away from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Some election-law experts with liberal leanings have criticized the investigation as federal overreach. Hans von Spakovsky, a former Federal Election Commission member, argued that the case […]
Federal authorities increase police presence in Alaska following concerning new details in the ‘Decoy Dan’ Senate case.
The federal government is ramping up law enforcement efforts in Alaska in response to unsettling new claims about a Democratic strategy aimed at diverting votes from incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) during the upcoming midterm elections. This investigation into what has been labeled “Decoy Dan” Sullivan’s alleged phony Senate campaign has been in the works […]
Alaska might halt election certification over claims of a Democratic ‘Decoy Dan’ plan, according to the Governor.
The certification of the election in Alaska may be put on hold next week due to an ongoing criminal investigation into a suspected ballot-stacking scheme involving Democrats. This issue has drawn serious attention from both state and federal authorities. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) mentioned to NewsNation’s Blake Burman that the state is prepared to take […]
Peltola under pressure as Alaska begins criminal investigation into alleged ballot scheme involving ‘Decoy Dan’
Corruption Probe Looms Over Mary Peltola’s Senate Campaign in Alaska Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, now faces a new challenge—an investigation into alleged corruption linked to her campaign. The state’s Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, has initiated a criminal probe into claims that Peltola’s campaign engaged in a deceptive maneuver against […]