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FBI reportedly questions people tied to Alaska Senate race over same-name candidate
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The New York Post, Fox News and the Daily Mail report that the FBI has questioned people linked to a second candidate named Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race. Fox News says former Alaska Republican lawmaker David Eastman was interviewed. The Daily Mail, citing two sources, says former Mary Peltola campaign manager Elisa Rios was questioned on Election Day. The Post reports that Karen Dillman, treasurer of incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan’s campaign, has made small donations to Democrats, including Peltola. Peltola has denied any involvement in the alleged scheme. With 75 percent of votes counted, she led Sullivan by under 700 votes, according to the Associated Press, and a final call could take weeks.
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A second candidate named Dan Sullivan ran in the Alaska Senate race and drew about 3,500 votes, according to the Daily Mail.
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Mary Peltola has denied any involvement in the alleged scheme, according to the Daily Mail.
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Fox News reports that the FBI interviewed former Alaska Republican lawmaker David Eastman about a man who allegedly posed as a conservative recruiter.
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The Daily Mail reports, citing two sources, that FBI agents questioned Elisa Rios, Peltola’s former campaign manager, on Election Day.
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The New York Post reports that Karen Dillman, treasurer of Dan Sullivan’s campaign, has made small donations to Democrats, including Peltola.
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With 75 percent reported, Peltola led Sullivan by under 700 votes, according to the Associated Press as cited by the Daily Mail.
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All three right-side outlets report that the FBI has questioned people linked to a second Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race. They differ in emphasis: the Post focuses on the donor tie, while Fox News and the Daily Mail focus on the investigation and the tight vote count.
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Headlines center on the FBI probe and the same-name candidate, with Fox News and the Daily Mail stressing the investigation and the New York Post stressing the candidate’s marital tie to a Peltola donor.
Alaska Senate candidate ‘Partisan shorthand“Decoy Dan”A nickname that presumes the candidate is a decoy before the alleged scheme is established.More neutral: Dan Sullivan, a candidate with the same name as the incumbentDisagree with this highlight?’ Sullivan has intimate ties to Mary Peltola donor
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scandalliterally in bed with the oppositionElusiveDecoy Dan
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scandalMore neutral: controversy
Calls the matter a scandal before any charges or findings.
The FBI is accelerating the criminal probe into Alaska's 'decoy' candidate scandal as votes are still being tallied in the state's Senate race.
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literally in bed with the oppositionMore neutral: is married to a woman who has donated to his opponent
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He was literally in bed with the opposition.
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Elusive Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J.
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Decoy DanMore neutral: Dan Sullivan, a candidate with the same name as the incumbent
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Alaska Senate candidate ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan has intimate ties to Mary Peltola donor
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- FBI interviews and the criminal probe
- Same-name candidate and alleged scheme
- Marital tie to a Peltola donor
- Razor-thin vote count
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- New York PostRight
Alaska Senate candidate ‘Partisan shorthand“Decoy Dan”A nickname that presumes the candidate is a decoy before the alleged scheme is established.More neutral: Dan Sullivan, a candidate with the same name as the incumbentDisagree with this highlight?’ Sullivan has intimate ties to Mary Peltola donor
He was Sensational language“literally in bed with the opposition”A dramatic idiom that exaggerates a marriage-donor link into a political alliance.More neutral: is married to a woman who has donated to his opponentDisagree with this highlight?.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Ex-Alaska lawmaker details mystery recruiter as FBI, Congress widen 'Decoy Dan' scrutiny
The FBI interviewed former Alaska Republican David Eastman after a Democratic operative allegedly posed as a conservative recruiter in the Senate race.
- Daily MailRight
FBI secretly interviews Mary Peltola's ex-campaign manager, accelerating probe into 'decoy' Dan Sullivan while Alaska Senate race sits on knife's edge
A source familiar with the investigation now told the Daily Mail that FBI agents spoke to Rios Tuesday, saying the criminal investigation at 'full speed' while ballots in Alaska are still being counted.
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Daily Mail, Nov 5, 2:35 PM EST
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- Fox NewsFar RightNov 5, 3:32 PM EST
- New York PostRightNov 5, 5:11 PM EST
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