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Marc Elias linked to Alaska decoy candidate scandal targeting voters

The Democratic lawyer accused of involvement in scheme to confuse voters with fake 'Dan Sullivan' candidate in Alaska Senate race.

newest coverage 5d agosummary written 4d ago4 pieces Newswires

What to know

  • A New York Times investigation exposed that Democratic candidate Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee orchestrated a scheme to field a decoy candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan to confuse voters against Republican incumbent Daniel S. Sullivan.
  • Marc Elias's law firm was identified as involved in the operation, joining a pattern of controversies surrounding the Democratic lawyer that includes the Steele Dossier funding and gerrymandering efforts.
  • State and federal investigations have launched with dozens of subpoenas issued; the scandal could trigger a contested Senate seat if Peltola wins narrowly.

“The fact that figures such as Peltola and Cooper wanted to be associated with any law firm headed by Elias is itself an indictment of their judgment and standards.”

Jonathan Turley, Opinion contributor · Jonathan Turley blog ↗ · Nov 2

Mary PeltolaMary Peltola Democratic Senate candidate in AlaskaMarc EliasMarc Elias Democratic lawyer and head of Elias Law GroupDaniel S. Sullivan Republican incumbent U.S. Senator from AlaskaJonathan TurleyJonathan Turley Opinion contributor and legal analyst

Marc Elias linked to Alaska decoy candidate scandal targeting voters
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How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articles

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    Turley warns of potential Senate seat dispute if Peltola wins narrowly

    Jonathan Turley argues the scandal will not end on election day and could trigger a major fight over Peltola taking her Senate seat if the results are close in her favor.

    “What is clear is that this scandal will not end on Tuesday and, if the results are close in favor of Democrat Mary Peltola, there could be a major fight over her taking her seat in the Senate.”
    — Jonathan Turley
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    State and federal investigations launched into Alaska decoy scandal

    Following the Times report, state and federal investigations began unfolding into the scheme, with dozens of federal subpoenas issued to parties involved in Alaska.

    1. 3 outlets Alaska's Decoy Scandal Brings Back the Usual Suspects for Shady Election Tactics

      first by JONATHAN TURLEY, 5d ago · also ZeroHedge, The Hill

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    Elias Law Group identified as involved in Alaska voter confusion effort

    The New York Times investigation identified Marc Elias's law firm as part of the expanding scandal involving the Democratic effort to confuse Alaska voters with the decoy Sullivan candidate.

    “His law firm has been identified by the New York Times as part of the expanding scandal involving Democratic effort to confuse voters in Alaska with a decoy candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan.”
    — Jonathan Turley
  5. background

    New York Times reports Democratic decoy candidate scheme in Alaska Senate race — The New York Times published an investigative report detailing how Democratic candidate Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee recruited a decoy candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan to confuse voters in the race against incumbent Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.