US Attorney General Todd Blanche defends Alaska Senate election lawsuit

United States Attorney General Todd Blanche has defended the Department of Justice’s decision to sue to prevent the certification of a Republican loss in Alaska’s tight Senate race.On Sunday, Blanche did a tour of the morning political shows in the US, making stops at CNN’s State of the Union TV programme and CBS’s Face the Nation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump’s approval ratings plummet: what that means for the US midtermslist 2 of 3Trump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in Alaskalist 3 of 3Dan Sullivan vs Dan Sullivan: Why is Trump’s DOJ suing in Alaska?end of listIn each appearance, he faced pointed questions about the legality of the Justice Department’s efforts, responding, in some cases, with open frustration.“ Why is this controversial?” Blanche asked CNN host Dana Bash at one point. He proceeded to accuse one of the candidates in the Senate race of intentionally trying to confuse voters.“We’re going to try to create a situation where that can be remedied,” he said. “That shouldn’t be something that is causing this shock and horror.”But the Justice Department’s lawsuit, filed on October 22, has been the subject of bipartisan criticism...