Rebecca Shabad is a politics reporter for NBC News based in Washington.
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Friday that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito should recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election after a new report said an upside-down American flag flew outside his home in the days after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and before President Joe Biden's inauguration. Some Trump supporters who were present at the Jan.
The Times also cited some Twitter accounts that recommended flying the flag upside down as a sign of distress after the 2020 election. It is unclear how broadly the symbol was otherwise used in the Stop the Steal movement or if the Alitos knew about the possible connection to Stop the Steal. The Times said it obtained the photos from neighbors who noticed the flag and took photos. The Times' report said that employees at the high court heard about it.
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