Justice Alito facing recusal calls, mounting criticism following upside-down flag controversy

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing calls from several media pundits and Democratic lawmakers to recuse himself from cases related to former President Trump following a report that an upside-down American flag flew outside his home in the weeks after Jan. 6.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell argued that the flag Alito is reported to have flown was a signal from the Supreme Court of the United States to lower courts across the country that, "this is what you can get away with."

"This is who you can be," O'Donnell continued.

An upside-down American flag, a symbol used by the former president's supporters who falsely claim President Biden did not win the 2020 election, was seen flying at Alito's home in the weeks following the Jan. 6 riot, according to the New York Times.

Alito previously told Fox News Digital that his wife was the one who hung the flag in response to insults from a neighbor.

"Justice Alito and his flying repeated flags and coming up with the most absurd story as to, that seem to, quote, justify it. The idea that the Supreme Court of the United States, you have ‘might makes right’ as the symbol of what you should be embodying, and this country is supposed to stand for the exact opposite, which is ‘right makes might,’ really sends this horrible signal, not just to the