According to The Hill's report on Trump and the Alaska election lawsuit, President Trump said on Friday that he directed the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November. The outlet reported that Trump described his role in the matter as “the one that said, ‘do it’”.
The Hill also reported that the Department of Justice filed the suit on Thursday. According to the summary of that report, the department's claim is that the existence of a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan's would make a win by that candidate a problem. The summary ends at that point, so The Hill's full account of the department's argument is not available in this report.
Neither summary says which court received the filing, and the sources do not describe any ruling on it. The sources also do not say whether Sullivan has responded to the suit.
Separately, CBS News reported on how Democrats in Congress are preparing for the coming midterm elections. In its CBS News report on intelligence Democrats and possible election meddling claims, the outlet said the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has said lawmakers prepared for a range of situations ahead of the midterms, including that President Trump “is not going to accept the results.”
The CBS News headline frames the reporting around how those lawmakers would react if Trump alleges election meddling. The Hill and CBS News both published their reports on Friday, and the sources do not say whether the two stories are connected. The CBS News summary does not name the lawmaker.
Sources: The Hill: Trump on the Alaska election lawsuit: I’m the one that said, ‘do it’; CBS News: Intel Democrats on how they'll react if Trump alleges election meddling.