Alaska GOP Pushes Back Against Federal Lawsuit Aimed at Undermining Senate Results
State officials filed a request to dismiss a Trump‑directed suit that could block certification of a possible Democratic win, calling the case meritless.
Alaska's Republican‑run state government filed a request on Saturday in Anchorage for a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that was filed at President Donald Trump's direction.
Attorneys for Alaska argued there is 'no reason for this Court to entertain this meritless lawsuit,' while officials called the Trump administration's demand 'impossible.'
The suit seeks to block certification of the Alaska Senate race if a Republican senator loses, a race that currently involves a GOP senator.
Original reporting
Washington Examiner
Attorneys for Alaska say ‘meritless’ Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots ‘not even possible’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s Republican-run state government on Saturday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Donald Trump’s direction to stop the certification of a possible Democratic win in that state’s pivotal U.S. Senate race, writing that there is “no reason for this Court to entertain this meritless lawsuit any […]
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Alaska officials ask judge to deny Trump administration’s ‘impossible’ demand to set aside Senate ballots
The Republican-led state government in Alaska implored a federal judge on Saturday to permanently dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit that seeks to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race if GOP Sen.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Alaska's Republican-run state government urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Donald Trump's direction seeking to stop certification of a possible Democratic win in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
- There is "no reason for this Court to entertain this meritless lawsuit," attorneys for Alaska wrote, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Alaska officials described the Trump administration's demand as "impossible," according to NBC News.
- Donald Trump is the U.S. president.
- The Alaska Senate race involves GOP Sen. as stated by NBC News.
- The filing was made in Anchorage, Alaska, according to the Washington Examiner.
- The state government filed its request on Saturday.
- The lawsuit was filed at President Donald Trump's direction.
- The lawsuit seeks to block certification of the Alaska Senate race if a Republican senator loses, according to NBC News.
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