US attorney general on Alaska suit: 'There could be a crime'

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s newly filed lawsuit to prevent Alaska state officials from certifying election results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November.

In an at-times contentious interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” Blanche pointed out that according to the Constitution, Congress can create laws at any time to regulate elections. But when host Dana Bash asked what crime the administration was arguing was being committed, Blanche replied, “It depends.”…(Read full story)