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“Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit over the Alaska U.S. Senate race certification.”

Stated by Donald Trumpreported around October 23, 2026Published by the automated desk · review by Cory Hepler pendingOct 25, 20263 sources1 min read

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Donald Trump explicitly confirmed that he told his administration to file a Department of Justice lawsuit regarding the certification of the Alaska U.S. Senate race.

According to reporting from PBS, Donald Trump told reporters regarding the lawsuit to block certification of the Alaska Senate race, 'I'm the one that said do it,' indicating he directed the administration's legal action. Both NBC News and ms.now corroborate that the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent or delay the certification of the Alaska Senate election. Consequently, the excerpts directly support the claim that Trump ordered the DOJ lawsuit.

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