Watch: DOJ officials hold press conference on Alaska Dan Sullivan controversy
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[0:00] I want to get to some breaking news in
[0:01] Alaska's Senate race for any moment now.
[0:03] The US Attorney for the District of
[0:05] Alaska and the FBI will be holding a
[0:08] press conference at that podium any
[0:10] moment now. Now, this comes after the
[0:13] Justice Department began issuing a new
[0:15] wave of subpoenas from an ongoing
[0:17] criminal investigation into the race
[0:20] that includes two Dan Sullivans on the
[0:23] ballot. A New York Times report alleges
[0:26] Democratic Senate candidate Mary Pelah's
[0:29] campaign recruited a man with the same
[0:31] name as her Republican opponent in an
[0:33] attempt to take votes away. Pelah asked
[0:37] says she knew nothing about that other
[0:39] candidate. Take a listen. I just want to
[0:42] clear the error.
[0:44] I knew nothing about any other
[0:48] candidates on the ballot except for me
[0:51] and the incumbent. That is all I have
[0:55] ever known about. I am not interested in
[0:58] tricking voters. I know I can beat Dan
[1:01] Sullivan. I beat Santa Claus.
[1:04] >> Okay, let's take you back out live to
[1:06] Anchorage, Alaska. And once this press
[1:07] conference begins, we'll bring that to
[1:09] you live right here on CBS News 247. So
[1:12] don't go anywhere. But I want to go live
[1:14] now to CBS News Homeland Security
[1:15] correspondent Nicole Skanga. Nicole,
[1:17] great to be with you as we await this
[1:19] press conference. The Justice Department
[1:21] issued new subpoenas. So, what can we
[1:24] expect to hear from officials today?
[1:27] >> Yeah, dozens of new subpoenas connected
[1:29] to, as you mentioned, Liz, the criminal
[1:31] probe looking into possible conspiracy
[1:34] to confuse voters here, possibly um
[1:37] siphon off votes away from o