Several RINO senators have joined their Democrat friends in criticizing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after The New York Times reported on flags flown at his residences. The paper claimed an upside-down American flag at Alito’s Virginia home and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his New Jersey vacation house were symbols used by Jan. 6 protesters.
This! A million times, this! @RogerJStoneJr is đź’Ż correct!
It also needs to be pointed out that #Alito did absolutely nothing wrong, and that #Merchan, on the other hand, is obviously compromized and drenched in conflicts of interests. #TrumpTrial #WitchHunt #Trump2024 pic.twitter.com/Bu7ywsDP3a
— Atheen – 45=47 🇺🇸 #FJB (@Atheen_) May 28, 2024
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) encouraged lawmakers to “take a look at it,” calling the situation “very unfortunate.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the flags created “a bad image” and a “situation that we’re all talking about,” adding “it was a mistake.”
Alito did nothing wrong. What you see here are Democrats being Democrats, tearing anything/anyone down for being American.
— đź’‹đź‘ Mrs. Smith 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@Eye_C_U_Smith) May 29, 2024
Romney and Graham each had their messages signal boosted by leftist anti-conservative group Occupy Democrats:
BREAKING: Corrupt Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is slammed with shocking bad news as Republican senators rip him for flying a MAGA symbol outside his house after the January 6th insurrection.
This is getting very bad for Alito, very fast…
Republican Whip John Thune, the… pic.twitter.com/gr1WAYNHez
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) May 21, 2024
Alito did nothing wrong.
— Herbert Mark Rogers (@BourbonLover216) May 29, 2024
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who aspires to be the next GOP Senate chief, said of the alleged controversy, “I don’t know how you explain that.”
The Supreme Court pretended to adopt a code of ethics with no enforcement, leaving obvious misconduct like Justice Alito’s flag fiascos unchecked.
This court is tainted because of Alito, Thomas, and their spouses—and they need to be held accountable NOW. https://t.co/ZuuQZAUqw5
— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) May 23, 2024
But there are still some conservatives who aren’t just bending the knee for the clearly hypocritical attacks from Democrats who dismissed the story as another example of Democratic attacks on conservative justices. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) defended Alito, stating “Justice Alito didn’t say anything to anybody. He didn’t put the flag up, his spouse did.”
Alito explained that his wife raised the banner following a dispute with a neighbor over a profane anti-Trump sign. Legal ethics experts argue the Code of Conduct does not govern a spouse’s actions.
Let me provide some context for you since you clearly did not listen to the clip and have cut it selectively to fit your narrative:
– Justice Alito is not blaming his wife nor is Senator Cruz
– Justice Altio's neighbor cursed out his wife and called her the C word https://t.co/LnDlbd4dFX pic.twitter.com/iJaHerOIuz— Joe Karwacki (@JoeKarwacki) May 23, 2024
Justice Alito should recuse himself from all cases related to Donald Trump and the 2020 election.
Proudly displaying multiple MAGA-aligned flags clearly shows that he cannot be impartial in these cases. pic.twitter.com/GkOCDh8pCU
— Senator Alex Padilla (@SenAlexPadilla) May 23, 2024
The Times’ reporting comes as the Supreme Court prepares to issue opinions that could threaten Democrats’ 2024 campaign strategy of lawfare and propaganda, including cases related to former President Donald Trump’s immunity and sentencing for Jan. 6 defendants.
