House Democrats Demand Alito Recuse From J6 Cases

The Huffington Post reports:

More than 40 House Democrats are calling on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection over the display of an upside-down U.S. flag at the conservative justice’s home shortly after the attack on Congress occurred.

In a letter addressed to Alito and obtained by HuffPost, Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), and 43 other House Democrats argued that the presence of the upside-down flag ― a symbol of the “Stop the Steal” movement – revealed political bias and requires the justice to recuse from pending cases relating to the Jan. 6 riot.

“Even if you had ‘no involvement’ in the display yourself, the fact of such a political statement at your home creates, at minimum, the appearance of improper political bias,” the members of Congress wrote to Alito on Tuesday.

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New: 45 House Dems sent a letter to Samuel Alito this morning calling on him to recuse from two Jan. 6 cases over flag

“The fact of such a political statement at your home creates, at minimum, the appearance of improper political bias,” they wrote https://t.co/Iam9NK5ekd

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