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Trump accuses Dems of perjury in Dan Sullivan race, governor orders probe
President Trump accused Democrats and Mary Peltola's campaign of fraud and perjury Wednesday after the New York Times reported that Peltola aides helped recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan. Why it matters: The revelations add a new twist to Alaska's tight Senate race, where a second Dan Sul
What the coverage shows
All of the coverage centers on the same reporting cycle: a New York Times story about claims that Mary Peltola’s campaign helped recruit a second Dan Sullivan, followed by Alaska’s governor ordering some kind of investigation. Several outlets, including CBS News, Fox News, NBC News and CNBC, foreground the governor’s probe, while Axios and the Times add Trump’s attacks and allegations of fraud or perjury. The Guardian is the only outlet here to frame it as an ongoing live update, and Reason appears twice, once simply pointing readers to the Times and once emphasizing the legal angle.
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