Justice Department Issues Target Letters in Alaska Senate Probe

The Justice Department has issued target letters to attorney Marc Elias and others in a criminal investigation into the recruitment of a second Alaska Senate candidate named Dan Sullivan, according to people familiar with the inquiry. The letters say recipients may be targets of the investigation, which is examining whether efforts to recruit Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, were intended to confuse voters or divert support from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. The reports do not establish that the recruitment violated federal law or that anyone will be charged. The reported number of recipients varies: accounts describe multiple letters, more than a dozen recipients, and about 20 people designated to receive notices. The Justice Department has not publicly confirmed the letters or how many were sent and received. One report said the notices instructed recipients to preserve documents, records and communications. Elias, whose law firm represents Democratic campaigns and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said the investigation was politically motivated and called it a sham. He said he would continue working for his clients. President Donald Trump had publicly...