The Justice Department has begun issuing a new wave of subpoenas stemming from an ongoing criminal probe of Alaska's U.S. Senate race and alleged efforts by Democrats to recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

The subpoenas are targeting Democratic officials believed to be tied to the effort to recruit Daniel J. Sullivan to appear on Alaska's ballot, marking a new escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to intervene in the race just days before the midterm elections.

The Trump administration filed a separate civil lawsuit last week seeking an injunction against the state certifying the results of its election in the event Sen. Sullivan narrowly loses, which a federal judge is expected to rule on in the coming days.

The subpoenas follow a report Wednesday by The New York Times that detailed alleged efforts by Democrats and some in Peltola's campaign to recruit Daniel J.…