FBI agents visited donors to Alaska candidate Dan J. Sullivan's campaign
FBI agents visited friends in Petersburg, Alaska, who donated to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign as the Trump administration weighs criminal charges over “ballot stacking.” Sullivan is running against Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, who shares his name. State courts overturned election officials’ finding that Dan J. Sullivan had not filed his candidacy as a Republican in good faith.
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FBI agents visited friends who donated to Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign in Petersburg, Alaska, as the Trump administration weighs criminal charges over a campaign tactic known as “ballot stacking,” the Associated Press reported. Dan J. Sullivan is a candidate seeking to unseat Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, who shares his first and last name. The AP reported that nobody in Petersburg had seen the candidate and his home was dark a day after the agents’ visits. It said the tactic may have begun as a ploy to hurt the senator’s reelection prospects. In June, the Alaska Division of Elections tried to remove Dan J. Sullivan from the primary ballot, finding he had not filed as a Republican in “good faith”; state courts overturned that finding.
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- The Washington Post — In Alaska fishing community, the Dan Sullivan episode takes an ominous turn as FBI comes knocking - The Washington Post
- Chicago Tribune — In Alaska fishing community, the Dan Sullivan episode takes an ominous turn as FBI comes knocking - Chicago Tribune
- Greenwich Time — In Alaska fishing community, the Dan Sullivan episode takes an ominous turn as FBI comes knocking - Greenwich Time
Verifier’s note
The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Greenwich Time all report that FBI agents visited donors to the second Dan Sullivan’s campaign in Petersburg. These are copies of the same AP report, not separate independent reporting.