Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.

Summary

Justice Samuel Alito confirmed speaking with Trump hours before Trump’s legal team filed an emergency Supreme Court request to block his Friday sentencing in a hush money case, has drawn scrutiny due to ethical concerns.

Alito denied discussing Trump’s legal matters or pending cases.

Trump seeks to delay sentencing, arguing it disrupts the presidency and national security.

The Supreme Court requested prosecutors’ responses by Thursday morning and will decide by Friday.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      62·
      14 hours ago

      …then Vance would have been elected on a wave of sympathy.

      Just like Johnson, who was unsurprisingly not a popular guy. But they didn’t elect Johnson because he was Johnson, they elected him because he was JFK’s vice president.

      I don’t know why so many people here think assassinations always solve problems when they more often make things worse. Everything has gone worse for Palestinians since Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. I mean fuck, an assassination unintentionally started WWI. And that assassination was done by someone who had a rightful grievance about Austrian occupation of his homeland and thought that was what would bring his people freedom.

      And even with the recent assassination of Brian Thompson- have insurance rates gotten lower? No. Are politicians discussing any legitimate healthcare reforms? No. Is UHC doing business as usual including things like denying the claims of coma patients? Yes.

      I don’t blame Luigi Mangione for doing what he did. But, and I keep saying this and people refuse to believe it, you cannot assassinate your way out of a systemic problem.

      • fishabel@discuss.online
        4·
        8 hours ago

        the opportunity for systemic change has passed. We did trump AGAIN. This is only going to get worse, and if you’re still optimistic, you’re just lying to yourself.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          12·
          8 hours ago

          I’m not optimistic at all. That’s why I’m getting out while I still can. Just waiting for someone to hire me in the UK because I’m a dual national. The UK may not be safe either, but it is safer than the US for now.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              32·
              8 hours ago

              I’m “running away” because my daughter is queer and she’s not safe in the U.S. And if you have a problem with that, go put your own fucking child at risk.

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldAfrikaans
                  31·
                  7 hours ago

                  TIL keeping your kid safe is being on a high horse.

                  Good to know you’re willing to risk other people’s lives for your cause. When does your glorious revolution start? Where is the mob gathering? Or is this just armchair general stuff?