When Donald Trump orders the Justice Department to halt election certification in Alaska, he uses federal power to overturn state procedure and spends institutional legitimacy to cover an electoral panic.
By filing a baseless lawsuit to halt certification in Alaska's Senate race, the Justice Department abuses federal power to shield a partisan candidate from state election rules.
The Justice Department is suing to block the certification of Alaska's Senate race if Dan Sullivan loses, a move that trades legal legitimacy for a partisan outcome.