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.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a press conference following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024.Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island are bound by court rules that "provide for discipline against those who engage in conduct unbecoming an officer of the court," McConnellBut McConnell singled out Blumenthal and Whitehouse because they are members of the Supreme Court bar.
"This was a public letter to the Court on an administrative matter pointing out the lack of any meaningful ethics process to enforce our recusal law, and asking the Chief Justice to act in his administrative role as chief," he said. "This was not some secret request for a justice to rule one way or the other on the merits of a case."
Alito rejected the calls to take himself off the cases, arguing that his wife was the one responsible for flying an upside-down U.S. flag outside his Virginia residence and an "Appeal to Heaven" flag outside a vacation home.
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