Senate Democrat urges Roberts to pressure Alito, Thomas on recusals

Senate Democrat urges Roberts to pressure Alito, Thomas on recusals

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked Chief Justice John Roberts in a letter Thursday to exert his powers to pressure Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from cases related to former President Trump. “Your position gives you substantial moral and persuasive authority to establish norms of…

Blumenthal calls out Alito’s ‘flimsy excuses’ for flags controversy

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to discuss Justice Alito’s decision not to recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 presidential election or the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot despite concerns about two controversial flags that have flown on his properties.