Former President Donald Trump called for criminal prosecution over an alleged effort to put another “Dan Sullivan” on Alaska’s U.S. Senate ballot, calling it “voter fraud at the highest level.” His remarks were reported by the Epoch Times and appeared in posts on Truth Social, according to the Western Journal article cited here.
What’s alleged
The Western Journal article alleges Democrats searched for and recruited a candidate named Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, and says a “Dan J. Sullivan” is on the ballot. The piece states this became public this week. These claims are not independently verified here.
In Truth Social posts quoted by the Western Journal article, Trump asserted that the New York Times reported aides with Rep. Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee participated in a months-long plan to recruit the other Dan Sullivan. Trump further claimed that “false statements were made under oath in Federal Court” and called for Peltola and the “fake Dan Sullivan” to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted. The New York Times reporting cited by Trump has not been reviewed by True Home Finders.
Trump’s words
“I think they should be prosecuted,” Trump said, according to the Epoch Times, adding, “It’s terrible what’s happened in Alaska.” He also called it a “plot by the Democratic Party,” saying “they got caught,” and labeled it “voter fraud at the highest level,” per the Western Journal article.
What officials say
House Oversight Chair James Comer said in a news release that the panel is investigating and would summon those involved. He alleged Democrats “schemed to rig the U.S. Senate election in Alaska by deliberately confusing voters.” These are Comer’s allegations.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy wrote on X that the state would investigate what he called “an organized effort to manipulate Alaska’s elections by recruiting candidates — including one with the same name as an incumbent U.S. Senator — to deliberately confuse voters and misdirect their votes.” His post did not include findings.
DOJ action claimed in source article
The Western Journal article asserts the Department of Justice “has already sued to intervene in the event that the Democrats’ scheme is successful.” The article provides no docket number or filing details.
Key elements — including any role by Peltola’s campaign or the DSCC, the ballot status of “Dan J. Sullivan,” and the status or outcomes of any federal or state actions — remain allegations in the cited article and have not been independently verified by True Home Finders.
