What did Eric Holder say about the Trump administration's Alaska Dan Sullivan lawsuit?

Eric Holder said he does not see how the Trump administration can block certification of Alaska's Senate race if Senator Dan Sullivan loses to Mary Peltola. A retired Petersburg teacher, Dan J. Sullivan, is on the ballot because Alaska courts ruled he belongs there, and a declaratory judgment against an election that has not happened is very hard to win.

• Holder said he would personally prefer a straight race between Senator Sullivan and Peltola, but Dan J. Sullivan qualified legitimately.
• Holder said slow counts in Alaska, California and Atlanta are normal and should be explained before Election Day.

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