The justice spoke to President-elect Donald Trump on the phone hours before Trump asked the Supreme Court to stop his sentencing.
Southern Winter Storm: Up To 10 Inches Could Fall In Texas As Warnings And Watches Spread—Here’s What To Know Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito came under fire amid reports Wednesday that he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump to recommend one of his former law clerks for a White House job, as the high court now debates whether Trump’sshould be paused—the latest in a string of controversies the conservative justice has faced, which have accelerated in recent years.
Trump asked the high court on Wednesday to halt the sentencing—after two other lower courts refused—and asked justices to take up his case over whether the guilty verdict against him should be thrown out.
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