Supreme Court Justice Alito rejects calls to recuse from Trump, Jan. 6 cases

• Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday rejected Democratic lawmakers' requests for him to recuse himself from key cases related to former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
• The requests followed reports that flags linked to Trump's supporters were flown at his properties.
• Alito said his wife was "solely responsible" for flying "a wide variety of flags over the years" at the homes.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday rejected Democratic lawmakers' requests for him to recuse himself from key cases related to former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot following reports that flags linked to Trump's supporters were flown at his properties.

Alito said in two letters to the lawmakers that he had "nothing whatsoever to do with the flying of" an upside-down U.S. flag at his Virginia home.

Rather, he said, his wife was "solely responsible" for flying "a wide variety of flags over the years."

"My wife is fond of flying flags. I am not," Alito wrote.

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