Trump on the Alaska election lawsuit: ‘I’m the one that said, “do it”‘

President Trump confirmed on Friday that he personally directed the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit regarding the Alaska Senate election. The legal action aims to block certification if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November. The DOJ claims that a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan could cause voter confusion. This intervention occurs as Sullivan runs for reelection in a toss-up race against Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola in the state of Alaska.