Trump targets Peltola
News · Heat 8.1 / 10 · 3 shows · 12m airtime
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.
How 3 podcasts covered it
- WSJ What's News, 2026-10-29 (10:31 to 11:53)
Reports Trump's call to prosecute Peltola
Reports Trump's rally call to prosecute and remove Peltola from the Alaska ballot, the Times report on recruiting a same-name challenger, the Justice Department's plan to seek information from her campaign, and the Alaska Supreme Court ruling that both Sullivans can appear.
New angle: Trump called for Peltola's prosecution and removal from the ballot; DOJ plans to seek information from her campaign. - The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-10-29 (1:15:35 to 1:18:39)
Adds prosecutors' three possible charges
Reads a Prosecutor's Podcast analysis naming three possible charges in the Alaska ballot scheme, then plays Trump's call for Peltola and the other Dan Sullivan to be prosecuted. The legal theory is new to the record; Trump's demand restates the rally.
New angle: Two former prosecutors say the Alaska scheme could support charges of interference with constitutional rights, criminal impersonation and unsworn falsification. - Pod Save America, 2026-10-30 (44:53 to 52:55)
Argues ballot stacking is legal but sketchy
Recaps the Times report, the DOJ suit, the governor's investigation and Trump's call for prosecution, then argues ballot stacking is legal but sketchy, citing Kanye West in 2020 and Jill Stein in 2016. Stays inside the week's coverage.