Democratic lawmakers have called Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from key cases related to former President Donald Trump.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., suggested that the Supreme Court should"discipline" Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.
to make Alito recuse himself from any cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. That includes a pending case before the court on whether Trump is immune from prosecution on federal election interference charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, they noted.last week to ask that he convince Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from the same cases over their alleged conflicts.
But he said that the senators' efforts go"beyond the standard disgraceful bullying my Democratic colleagues have perfected," because"recusal is a judicial act."Attorney General Merrick Garland fires back at House GOP: ‘I will not be intimidated’
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