tomder55
May 19, 2024, 04:55 AM
Associate Justice Sam Alito is now in the crosshairs . In a pretty transparent ploy to get him to recuse himself from the Trump immunity case;the Dems have concocted an ethics attack on Alito.
After Jan 6 the American flag was flown upside down at his home , according to the NY Slimes . They interviewed his neighbors to confirm that .
Is there something illegal in doing so ? No The Slimes contends it was a symbol used by Trump supporters to protest the 2020 election results . The flag was flown at the time that SCOTUS was considering a challenge to the election results in Pennsylvania . The case went against Trump with the court denying a motion for a writ of certiorari (SCOTUS to review an Appeals Court decision ) Alito voted with the minority .
20-542 Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid (02/22/2021) (supremecourt.gov) (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-542_2c83.pdf)
The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.
While the flag was up, the court was still contending with whether to hear a 2020 election case, with Justice Alito on the losing end (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-542_2c83.pdf) of that decision. In coming weeks, the justices will rule on two climactic cases involving the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, including whether Mr. Trump has immunity for his actions. Their decisions will shape how accountable he can be held for trying to overturn the last presidential election and his chances (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/trump-immunity-case-supreme-court.html) for re-election in the upcoming one.
Supreme Court Justice Alito’s House Displayed a ‘Stop the Steal’ Flag After Jan. 6 - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk0.SEKU.9zajQas to6Ci&smid=url-share&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiospm&stream=top)
Alito spoke on the matter to FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream . He says his wife did it after a neighbor put up a F**K Trump banner up.
Justice Alito says he and his wife were walking in the neighborhood and there were words between Mrs. Alito and a male at the home with the sign. Alito says the man engaged in vulgar language, "including the c-word".
Following that exchange, Mrs. Alito was distraught and hung the flag upside down "for a short time". Justice Alito says some neighbors on his street are "very political" and acknowledges it was a very heated time in January
(1) Shannon Bream on X: "I spoke directly with Justice #Alito about the flag story in the NYT. In addition to what's in the story, he told me a neighbor on their street had a "F--- Trump" sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21. Mrs. Alito brought this up with the" / X (https://x.com/ShannonBream/status/1791483561675022624?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiospm&stream=top)
The Dems are afraid of a SCOTUS decision that will give Trump any form of immunity . The conservatives are probably divided on the issue. But Alito and Thomas are most likely to agree with Trump.
Thomas is already under attack because his wife Ginni backed Trump's efforts to change the results of the election.
The recusal card is becoming quite popular with the Dems . They are calling for Judge Cannon to recuse herself from the Trump document trial
But don't ask a judge who has REAL conflicts on interest ;like Judge Merchan in NYC for him to recuse himself.
After Jan 6 the American flag was flown upside down at his home , according to the NY Slimes . They interviewed his neighbors to confirm that .
Is there something illegal in doing so ? No The Slimes contends it was a symbol used by Trump supporters to protest the 2020 election results . The flag was flown at the time that SCOTUS was considering a challenge to the election results in Pennsylvania . The case went against Trump with the court denying a motion for a writ of certiorari (SCOTUS to review an Appeals Court decision ) Alito voted with the minority .
20-542 Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid (02/22/2021) (supremecourt.gov) (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-542_2c83.pdf)
The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.
While the flag was up, the court was still contending with whether to hear a 2020 election case, with Justice Alito on the losing end (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-542_2c83.pdf) of that decision. In coming weeks, the justices will rule on two climactic cases involving the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, including whether Mr. Trump has immunity for his actions. Their decisions will shape how accountable he can be held for trying to overturn the last presidential election and his chances (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/trump-immunity-case-supreme-court.html) for re-election in the upcoming one.
Supreme Court Justice Alito’s House Displayed a ‘Stop the Steal’ Flag After Jan. 6 - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk0.SEKU.9zajQas to6Ci&smid=url-share&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiospm&stream=top)
Alito spoke on the matter to FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream . He says his wife did it after a neighbor put up a F**K Trump banner up.
Justice Alito says he and his wife were walking in the neighborhood and there were words between Mrs. Alito and a male at the home with the sign. Alito says the man engaged in vulgar language, "including the c-word".
Following that exchange, Mrs. Alito was distraught and hung the flag upside down "for a short time". Justice Alito says some neighbors on his street are "very political" and acknowledges it was a very heated time in January
(1) Shannon Bream on X: "I spoke directly with Justice #Alito about the flag story in the NYT. In addition to what's in the story, he told me a neighbor on their street had a "F--- Trump" sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21. Mrs. Alito brought this up with the" / X (https://x.com/ShannonBream/status/1791483561675022624?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiospm&stream=top)
The Dems are afraid of a SCOTUS decision that will give Trump any form of immunity . The conservatives are probably divided on the issue. But Alito and Thomas are most likely to agree with Trump.
Thomas is already under attack because his wife Ginni backed Trump's efforts to change the results of the election.
The recusal card is becoming quite popular with the Dems . They are calling for Judge Cannon to recuse herself from the Trump document trial
But don't ask a judge who has REAL conflicts on interest ;like Judge Merchan in NYC for him to recuse himself.