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Alaska election officials oppose Trump DOJ’s involvement in Senate race
October 29, 2026
“It, I think, makes the Peltola campaign look bad,” Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, added. “I think it will adversely affect her in the eyes of some voters, but from litigation perspective, I think it really won’t affect things at this stage.”
PBS
What our final poll before Election Day says about midterms and Trump
October 29, 2026
Election law expert Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, wrote that the DOJ's legal argument "is one of the worst ones I've ever seen."
Associated Press
Stolen Election Rhetoric From Trump Isn't New. His Ability to Act on Those Claims Is
October 29, 2026
Derek Muller, a Notre Dame law professor, wrote that the Alaska lawsuit’s legal argument was “one of the worst ones I’ve ever seen.” He said that should reassure the public that Trump won’t be able to change election outcomes. “The notion that there’s going to be something systemic that’s going to thwart the will of the voters seems much more speculative,” he said. “A lot of the conduct seems impulsive rather than strategic and planned.”
Associated Press
Report: Peltola's Campaign Involved in Effort to Recruit Second Dan Sullivan for Alaska Senate Race
October 28, 2026
“It’s a dirty campaign trick, and it’s good reason the Alaska Supreme Court should have permitted the candidate to have been removed from the ballot,” said Derek Muller, a Notre Dame law professor. “But now it’s in the hands of the voters, not litigation.”
The Independent
Trump’s team ratchets up ‘voter fraud’ arrests as president sows election doubts
October 28, 2026
“Sometimes the narrative gets ginned up that there are all these noncitizens who are part of a conspiracy to be registered as voters and would vote in a particular way,” Derek T. Muller, an election law professor at the University of Notre Dame, told The Washington Post.
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