Trump urges Peltola to quit Alaska Senate race and face prosecution

President Donald Trump called on Mary Peltola to leave Alaska’s U.S. Senate race and face criminal prosecution on October 28, after reporting linked people in her campaign to discussions about recruiting a second Dan Sullivan as a candidate. The alleged effort was intended to draw votes from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, though Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee denied involvement, and no court has found that Peltola or her campaign broke the law. The New York Times reported that interviews, text messages and documents showed Peltola campaign personnel and committee officials discussing ways to recruit candidates, including Daniel J. Sullivan. The account described a broader effort to attract potential candidates who could dilute support for the incumbent. The reporting is based on one underlying investigation and has not been independently corroborated by the other reports. Elisa Rios, Peltola’s former campaign manager, told the newspaper that Peltola was not directly involved but was aware of the project. Rios, who left the campaign in August, later sought to retract her statements. The reported messages and documents were presented as...