DOJ sends target letters in Alaska Senate ballot probe
What each leads with
CBS News ↗ — Headline and lede open by calling Elias "Attorney and Trump foe targeted" and "longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration"; Body centers Elias's statement that the probe is a "sham investigation" and "weaponized" DOJ action timed before the electionCBS News — Headline and lede open by calling Elias "Attorney and Trump foe targeted" and "longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration"; Body centers Elias's statement that the probe is a "sham investigation" and "weaponized" DOJ action timed before the election
Washington Examiner ↗ — Headline specifies target letters sent "over decoy Dan Sullivan candidacy"; Body stresses prosecutors examining "possible donor fraud and conspiracy charges" and quotes AG calling it "a fraud on the ballot"Washington Examiner — Headline specifies target letters sent "over decoy Dan Sullivan candidacy"; Body stresses prosecutors examining "possible donor fraud and conspiracy charges" and quotes AG calling it "a fraud on the ballot"
Attorney and Trump foe targeted in Alaska ballot probe, sources say
Marc Elias, a longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration, received one of about 20 target letters sent by the DOJ in its Alaska ballot investigation.
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