Justice Alito declines to step aside from Trump-related cases over flag spat

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Lawrence Hurley covers the Supreme Court for NBC News.

WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday declined to step aside from two pending cases relating to former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol following recent news reports about contentious flags flown at his private properties.

One letter was sent to Senators while the other was sent to members of the House of Representatives. He added he had no involvement in the decision to fly either flag, saying they were raised by his wife, Martha-Ann Alito. In the first incident, neighbors said that an upside-down U.S. flag was flown in early 2021 just after Jan. 6 and the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

 

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