Democratic attorney and Trump foe Marc Elias is a target of DOJ’s Alaska ballot investigation, sources say

November 3, 2026 / 2:59 PM EST / CBS News

Marc Elias, a longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration, is a target in the Justice Department's criminal investigation into whether Democrats sought to confuse voters in Alaska by recruiting a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, according to a law enforcement official and a second source familiar with the matter.

Elias is just one of a number of individuals who received either target letters, preservation letters or grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department in connection with the investigation, which is being led by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Alaska and also involves prosecutors from the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, multiple sources said.

Approximately 20 target and preservation letters have been issued to date in the probe. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, meanwhile, has separately received a grand jury subpoena, a law enforcement source told CBS News.

CBS News has reached out to the DSCC for comment.

President Trump in recent days has made public statements denouncing Elias on social media and calling for his prosecution.

"No one should be surprised that President Trump's Department is targeting me and my…

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