# Trump orders DOJ to sue Alaska over Senate race certification

https://mins.news/en/video/113556

- CNN, 2026-10-24 01:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkdxzwA-Tb8

> Trump said Friday that he directed the Justice Department to sue to block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Asked about the lawsuit in Florida, Trump told reporters he was the one who ordered it.

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