# 'Dead wrong': Legal analyst picks apart Blanche's Alaska election lawsuit

https://mins.news/en/video/116527

- CNN, 2026-10-26 22:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyqB6YatBsM

> CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig says Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Justice Department have no legal basis to intervene in elections in Alaska and California. Last week, the Trump administration filed in advance to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate election if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses in the pivotal race, which could determine control of the Senate.

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