Attorney General Todd Blanche defended a lawsuit seeking to block Alaska Senate election certification

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Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if Republican incumbent Daniel J. Sullivan loses. On CBS’s Face the Nation, Blanche said the suit was needed to prevent voter confusion and preserve possible evidence of it. He said the administration was not acting improperly and that President Trump had no intention of taking control of a state election. NPR reported the suit, filed late Thursday in federal court, cites the National Voter Registration Act and seeks to halt certification while the government investigates whether votes for Sullivan were intended for the senator. The outlet said the suit seeks to block certification if transferring Sullivan votes to Peltola would have made her the winner.