The Daily Blast: The Alito Flag Scandal Just Got Worse. What’s the Next Move for Dems?

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Earlier this week, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito refused to recuse himself from hearing Jan. 6-related cases amid controversy over an upside-down U.S. flag outside Alito’s home that’s associated with Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” effort. Then, on Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts denied Democrats’ demand for a meeting, adding to the imperiousness around the conservative justices and making the Alito scandal look worse. We talked to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, about what he called the “omerta” code for right wing justices—and whether it’s time for hearings into the Alito mess. Listen to this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:14.0	This week Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced that he will not recuse himself from hearing January 6th related cases,
1:22.0	amid controversy over a flag associated with Donald
1:25.9	Trump's stop the steel effort that flew outside Alito's home.
1:31.1	Democrats argue that Alito has created reasonable doubt about his ability to be impartial in those cases.
1:37.0	Alito blamed the flag on his wife.
1:40.0	The question now is, what can Democrats do about this situation?
1:45.0	Alito is basically telling them to go take a flying leap off the capital.
1:50.0	So what more can Democrats do at a time when the Supreme Court seems to be in the middle of a
1:55.1	rolling series of serious ethical crises?
1:59.5	Today we're really happy to be talking to Senator Sheldon White House, a senior member of the Senate
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