~ Still Blaming His Wife ~
It’s A Familiar Tune
Blaming Wife for Insurrection Flags, Alito Refuses to Recuse From Trump Cases
“It’s hard to read this comically bad letter as anything other than a challenge to Congress to either assert its constitutional authority or admit fecklessness”
Despite his family’s display of two flags associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement that baselessly claims the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Wednesday that he will not recuse himself from two cases that pertain to the election and Trump supporters’ effort to stop the results from being certified.
The justice wrote to the House of Representatives and the Senate to tell lawmakers that his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, was solely responsible for flying the two flags on the family’s properties in Virginia in 2021 and New Jersey last year. (read full story at CommonDreams.org)
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About two weeks ago when the ‘flag’ story broke, Alito blamed his wife then also:
Alito Flew American Flag Upside Down That Was Known ‘Stop The Steal’ Symbol After Biden Won
Not surprised to learn that Big-Man Alito blamed his wife.
And, as Crooks and Liars.com asks: Why did it take the New York Times three years to publish this story?
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 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 for re-election in the upcoming one.
