House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Friday called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to apologize for “disrespecting” the American flag.
“Samuel Alito should immediately apologize for his disrespect for the Star-Spangled Banner and his sympathies with right-wing violent insurrectionists,” Jeffries said in a statement. statement in a press release Friday.
“He must recuse himself from litigation related to the 2020 election. [former President Trump,]” the New York Democrat continued in a statement. “Congress should immediately consider legislation that would impose ethics rules on an out-of-control Supreme Court. is worth more than that.”
Jeffries’ statement followed Thursday report A quote from the New York Times about the upside-down American flag that was flown at Alito’s Alexandria, Virginia, home in January 2021. The upside-down American flag is a symbol associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement and inaccurate claims about election fraud.
Alito said his wife, Martha Ann Alito, created the flag.
“I had no involvement whatsoever in raising the flag,” Alito told the Times. “It was temporarily installed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor using offensive and derogatory language on a yard sign.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) urged Alito to recuse himself from all lawsuits related to the Jan. 6, 2021, and 2020 elections following news of the flag exposure. asked.
“Holding an upside-down American flag, a symbol of the so-called ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, clearly gives the impression of bigotry,” Durbin said.
“Justice Alito should immediately recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection, including the issue of immunity for former presidents in United States v. Donald Trump, which the Supreme Court is currently considering.” he added.
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