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Todd Blanche defended a lawsuit involving certification of an Alaska Senate election, in a dispute over federal legal action and a state election result.
Blanche defended the lawsuit concerning Alaska Senate election certification. Al Jazeera described it as a Department of Justice lawsuit, while identifying Blanche as the U.S. attorney general.
CNBC described the case as ordered by President Donald Trump. Al Jazeera reported that the Justice Department faced criticism that the lawsuit was aimed at blocking a Democratic victory in a key race; that criticism is not established here as the lawsuit’s actual purpose.
CNBC also reported that Democrats maintained they had no connection to Daniel J. Sullivan. The supplied reporting does not establish Sullivan’s role, the lawsuit’s legal arguments or its procedural status, or the precise certification issue at stake.