We ‘knew this was coming’: Trump orders DOJ to sue Alaska

0 October 23, 2026 22:42

President Donald Trump said Friday that he directed the Justice Department to file a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
“Well, I’m the one that said ‘do it,’” Trump told reporters in Florida when asked about the lawsuit.
CNN’s Erin Burnett discusses the unprecedented move with former DOJ attorney Ryan Croswell, Republican strategist Doug Heye, former GOP congressional communications director Tara Setmayer, and former U.S. Representative Max Rose.

0:00 Trump admits to ordering a lawsuit if the GOP loses the Alaska Senate election
2:26 How the lawsuit could change the election results
4:00 Trump and his allies have been looking for ways to alter the midterm elections
6:05 Democrats knew this was coming and have prepared to fight election interference

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