(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola following a report that her allies secretly recruited candidates, including one with a similar name to Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, to join the state’s Senate race.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Peltola’s team engaged in a broad attempt to peel votes from Sullivan by recruiting spoilers into the race. The plan, dubbed the “ballot composition project,” resulted in the candidacy of retired teacher Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., the Times reported. Peltola’s campaign has denied any involvement with his campaign.

“I think Dan Sullivan — the fake Dan Sullivan — and Mary Peltola should be, number one they should be taken off the ballot, and number two, they should be prosecuted,” Trump told reporters Wednesday.

There’s no clear legal mechanism for the Democrat’s removal from the race and Trump did not provide direct evidence that Peltola or her campaign advisers broke the law.…