A photo obtained and published by the newspaper shows the flag flying on Jan. 17, 2021, days after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. At the time the flag was flying, the court was still considering whether to take up cases over the 2020 election. “I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Alito said in an emailed statement to the newspaper. The Supreme Court has warned its own employees about public displays indicating partisan leanings, the newspaper reported. It took off as a symbol of Trump's “Stop the Steal” campaign as he spread false claims that the election he lost to President Joe Biden had been stolen.

Source: New York Times May 17, 2024 02:57 UTC