“I am therefore duty-bound to reject your recusal request,” Alito wrote.
In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said his wife was responsible for flying an upside-down flag over his home in 2021 and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his New Jersey beach house last year.“I am therefore duty-bound to reject your recusal request,” he wrote.on the Capitol, including charges faced by the rioters and whether Trump has immunity from prosecution on election interference charges.
Alito said he was unaware that the upside-down flag was flying above his house until it was called to his attention. “As soon as I saw it, I asked my wife to take it down, but for several days, she refused,” he wrote in nearly identical letters to Democrats in the House and Senate.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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