US Department of Justice expands its probe into Alaska’s US Senate election

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has stepped up its investigation into a US Senate race in the state of Alaska, where it says the Democratic Party put up a sham candidate to confuse voters so the Republican candidate would lose. Federal prosecutors sent so-called “target” letters to a number of people on Tuesday, including attorney Marc Elias, who has represented the Democratic Party, warning them that it has gathered enough evidence linking them to a possible crime that it regards them as possible defendants in a future indictment. In a statement on Tuesday, Elias said, “No one should be surprised that President Trump’s Department of Justice is targeting me and my law firm on Election Day.