# Enten and legal expert unpack Democrats’ Alaska gamble amid DOJ probe

https://mins.news/en/video/122603

- CNN, 2026-10-30 14:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-E06RfQJrc

> The Justice Department has sharply sped up its criminal investigation into whether Alaska Democrats recruited a Senate candidate to confuse voters and draw votes away from the Republican, issuing dozens of new grand jury subpoenas and focusing on possible new charges, people familiar with the probe said. CNN’s Harry Enten assesses how the gambit could affect Democrats’ chances of controlling the Senate if it backfires.

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