Trump administration's court filing over Alaska election

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The Trump administration asked the federal court in Alaska to block certification of the Senate election results if the Republican candidate loses by a narrow margin. According to Haaretz, Justice Department officials argued that the similarity of the two candidates' names could skew the results.

The other candidate bears the name Dan Sullivan, the same as the incumbent Republican senator. According to Walla, the incumbent senator and a retired teacher with the same name are competing for the Senate seat. According to Behadrei Haredim, Republicans fear votes will be taken away from the incumbent senator. Trump admitted that he himself ordered the lawsuit filed.