Department of Justice investigating Alaska Senate race just days ahead of midterms
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[0:01] Hi, thanks for joining us. Federal
[0:03] prosecutors are now investigating the
[0:05] Alaska Senate race 5 days before the
[0:07] midterms. Sources tell CBS News the
[0:10] Justice Department is issuing new
[0:12] subpoenas over an alleged spoiler
[0:14] candidate. The House Oversight Committee
[0:16] is also investigating along with Alaska
[0:19] Governor Mike Dunlebe.
[0:21] Now, with this new these new revelations
[0:23] in the New York Times um article, we're
[0:26] more than compelled to follow up on the
[0:29] investigation. And um we are we're we're
[0:31] starting that diligently here today.
[0:33] We'll continue that. But um this is uh
[0:36] this is not a good thing for Alaska.
[0:38] This is not a good thing for this
[0:40] election.
[0:42] >> According to the New York Times,
[0:43] Democrats tried to divert votes from
[0:45] Republican Senator Dan Sullivan by
[0:47] recruiting another Dan Sullivan to run.
[0:49] and the incumbent is on the right hand
[0:50] side of your screen. Both of their names
[0:52] are on the ballot with Dan S. Sullivan
[0:54] labeled the incumbent. President Trump
[0:56] is calling for charges to be filed,
[0:58] though election law experts doubt a
[0:59] crime was commi