Senate Democrats Ask John Roberts To Meet 'As Soon As Possible' Over Samuel Alito Mess

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Senate Democrats Ask John Roberts To Meet 'As Soon As Possible' Over Samuel Alito Mess
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WASHINGTON ― Top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday told Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts they want to meet with him “as soon as possible” to ensure that Justice Samuel Alito recuses himself from cases relating to the 2020 election, after two recentAlito flew flags at two separate residences that insurrectionists at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 had also carried.

The court currently has a code of ethics, which it adopted last year and only after intense public scrutiny, butare required to avoid the appearance of impropriety.Durbin and other Democrats have been demanding the Supreme Court adopt an enforceablereportsthat Alito and fellow conservative Justice Clarence Thomas had accepted lavish and undisclosed gifts from wealthy political donors for years.

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