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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump about clerk before hush-money filing

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk before Trump sought to delay his New York sentencing, according to Alito.
Alito stated that he did not discuss any court matters during the call, which was made at the request of William Levi.
Gabe Roth from Fix the Court criticized the call as an 'unmistakable breach of protocol.'
Carrie Severino described the situation as a 'manufactured ethics scandal' regarding a reference check.

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The Straits Times

How a phone call drew US Supreme Court Justice Alito into a Trump loyalty squabble

Supreme Court justices sometimes have a say over the fate of administration policies.

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newsaddicts.com

Justice Alito Reveals He Spoke With Trump About Former Clerk Before Hush-Money Filing Reached High Court - News Addicts

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed to Fox News Wednesday that he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump the day before Trump’s high court appearance but said they did not discuss an emergency application the former president’s legal team planned to file to delay the sentencing. Alito told Fox News’ Shannon Bream he was asked if […] The post Justice Alito Reveals He Spoke With Trump About Former Clerk Before Hush-Money Filing Reached H…

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NOQ Report

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Of Course Jamie Raskin Wants Justice Alito to Recuse Himself

Congressional Democrats have long had it out for the U.S. Supreme Court as an institution and when it comes to the conservative justices in particular. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who serves as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, is chief among them. tmatRaskin is going after Justice Samuel Alito by name this time, as he calls on the justice to recuse himself from Trump v. New York in deciding if the president-elect can be sentenc…

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Palmer Report

Samuel Alito is at it again

Donate to Democratic candidate Adam Frisch. Donate to Palmer Report. Dear Palmer Report readers, this is an uncertain time so I'm asking for your help. If you can each contribute $5 or $25 or $75 – whatever matches your budget – to help with Palmer Report’s ongoing operating expenses, it’ll help a lot. Thank you so much. Contribute here. Much thanks, Bill PalmerThere is absolutely no reason why Extreme Court Justice Samuel Alito needed to speak…

1 month ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Daily Beast

Trump-Appointed Justice Casts Deciding Vote Against Him

The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s request to delay his Jan. 10 hush-money sentencing in a 5-4 ruling.

1 month ago·United States

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DNyuz

How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. received a call on his cellphone Tuesday. It was President-elect Donald J. Trump, calling from Florida. Hours later, Mr. Trump’s legal team would ask Justice Alito and his eight colleagues on the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York for falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to a pornographic film actress before the 2016 election. And the next day, the existence of the call would lea…

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