Ethics Experts: Alito Should Recuse From Trump Case

The Washington Post reports:

Some judicial ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers say Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. should recuse himself from a decision on whether President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in New York can go forward on Friday, citing a phone call between the two men earlier this week.

Alito said in a statement that he took the call from Trump on behalf of a former law clerk who is seeking a job in the new administration. Alito said he discussed Will Levi’s qualifications with the president-elect but did not talk about Trump’s upcoming sentencing.

At the time of the phone call Tuesday, Alito said, he was unaware that Trump planned to ask the Supreme Court to delay the sentencing. The president-elect says the criminal proceeding would improperly disrupt his transition back to the White House.

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🚨 BREAKING: Ranking Member @RepRaskin demands Justice Alito recuse from Donald J. Trump v. New York following his private phone call with President-Elect Donald Trump, amid Trump’s push to halt his criminal sentencing: https://t.co/m8cXhtxmuj

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) January 9, 2025