'There's no excuse for it': Alito's upside down flag sparks calls for recusals and impeachment

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Published 2024-05-18
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing growing calls to recuse himself from Jan. 6-related cases after a bombshell report of an upside-down American flag flying on his lawn house shortly after the attack on the Capitol, which he claimed his wife did as part of a spat with an anti-Trump neighbor. Jennifer Rubin and Elie Mystal join Ali Velshi to discuss what the next steps should be and why Alito’s actions are not surprising. “They’ve already told you what they’re about. They’ve already told you that they’re MAGA-aligned pro-Trump insurrectionists and the proof of all that is not actually in the flag story or the email story, it’s in their written opinions,” Mystal says. “It’s in what they’ve done for Trump since he launched his insurrection, which is do everything in their Supreme power possible to make sure Trump evades prosecution and accountability for his crimes.”

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All Comments (21)
  • It's supposed to be three branches of government not three rings of circus.
  • Aalito can’t tell his wife to take the flag down, but he can tell women everywhere how to manage their bodies. Incredible.
  • @rowyourboat5361
    the good supreme court justices NEED TO SPEAK OUT TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY.
  • @cb5836
    Thanks a lot people who was supporting Bernie and then voted for trump because you were mad that Hillary was the nominee.If Hillary would have won, we wouldn't have these bias right wing clowns on the Supreme Court..
  • @anngoldberg7857
    How could you? His wife? As if she's wiped a counter. I am incensed. Just totally disgusted. He can't manage a flag pole. He can't manage anything!
  • @IAmSuzyQ
    "A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not be trusted by anybody." - Thomas Paine
  • @debherr1261
    His wife is fighting with neighbors??? He should not be having political signs in his yard or commenting on neighbor signs. His wife needs to act like her husband is on supreme Court...
  • "This is not just an Alito and a Thomas problem. This is a Chief Justice Roberts problem. He is complicit in this. --Jennifer Rubin speaks truth
  • @DavidJ222
    Alito parked a bus on top of his wife. 😂🤣
  • @johnkennedy9398
    I cannot believe a member of the supreme court would hang an American flag upside down
  • @eric2500
    MAGA cannot have all the symbols. It's MY FLAG TOO!
  • Ms. J. Rubin is the first person I have heard with a concrete plan for reform of SCOTUS - thank you.❤
  • @epochchange6803
    I agree that SC Injustice Roberts is complicit. Jennifer Rubin is right on point. He is too chicken and mealy-mouthed, and won't hold either Alito or Thomas accountable. He has no spine. He just goes on these right-wing think tank shows and does BS equivocations about the SC.
  • @IronskullGM
    This happened 4 years ago, but now its an issue? Could this be due to the SCOTUS recently ruling in favor of consumer protection agency, which made corporate America rather upset?
  • Alito offered the judicial equivalent of 'the dog ate my homework' excuse.