At an Ohio rally on October 28, 2026, President Trump called for Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be prosecuted and removed from Alaska's ballot, after The New York Times reported her campaign staffers took part in an effort to recruit an independent challenger sharing Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan's name. The Justice Department said in court filings it plans to seek information from the Peltola campaign as part of a lawsuit ordered by Trump. Two former prosecutors say the Alaska scheme could support charges of interference with constitutional rights, criminal impersonation and unsworn falsification. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled both Sullivans can appear on the ballot, and Peltola's campaign denied involvement with either Sullivan campaign.