AnchorageMarc Elias received a criminal target letter on Election Day.
The Alaska race is one of a handful expected to decide Senate control.
Two people familiar said prosecutors are examining the recruitment of namesake candidate Dan J. Sullivan, with 100-plus subpoenas issued.
“We will not be intimidated by a sham investigation,” said Marc Elias, a Democratic election lawyer.
Target letters do not guarantee indictment, and this administration has struggled to win grand jury indictments in political cases.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide
- ITV Hub leans critical
- reports the target letters as a sign of overt widening, citing Elias's 'zero evidence' statement and the Election Day timing
- U.S. News & World Report
Sources: ITV Hub, U.S. News & World Report