President Donald Trump called for the criminal prosecution of Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola on Wednesday following revelations that her campaign allies secretly recruited candidates to join Alaska's U.S. Senate race. These efforts were allegedly designed to dilute support for Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
Reports allege that people aligned with Peltola's campaign helped recruit a candidate with the same first and last name as Senator Sullivan. Consequently, President Trump intensified his attacks on Peltola, calling for her to be removed from the ballot and to leave the race.
Mary Peltola has denied the allegations regarding the recruitment of a candidate with a name near-identical to the Republican incumbent.