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8. I thought Roberts told us yesterday he couldn't meet with congress members. But today we're told he met Speaker Johnson
Fri May 31, 2024, 01:33 PM
May 2024

Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito.

Roberts’ response came in a letter to the senators a day after Alito separately wrote them and House members to reject their demands that he recuse himself from major Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 rioters because of the flags, which are like those carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., a member of the Judiciary panel, had written Roberts a week ago to ask for the meeting and that Roberts take steps to ensure that Alito recuses himself from any cases before the court concerning the Jan. 6 attack or the Republican former president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

“I must respectfully decline your request for a meeting,” Roberts wrote.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/chief-justice-roberts-rejects-senate-democrats-request-to-discuss-supreme-court-ethics

Speaker Johnson Says What? [View all] angrychair May 2024 OP
Right? MontanaMama May 2024 #1
Yes indeed! MyOwnPeace May 2024 #9
Traitors gonna traitor. LakeArenal May 2024 #2
"Set this straight?" FalloutShelter May 2024 #3
Not yet wryter2000 May 2024 #4
Sweet Martha is probably busy throwing things at her neighbors ... nt TBF May 2024 #6
Says who? getagrip_already May 2024 #26
SCOTUS Blog has opinions scheduled for Thursday. FalloutShelter May 2024 #27
Yeah, scotus drops decisions on tuesdays and thursdays getagrip_already May 2024 #29
I'm not talking about the guilty verdict... FalloutShelter Jun 2024 #35
So am i.... getagrip_already Jun 2024 #38
Sure sounds that way orangecrush Jun 2024 #39
The Christian Nationalists need to be taken down hard or the USA PufPuf23 May 2024 #5
And Speaker Mike is playing the long game. After today, im convinced the Ukraine bill was part of the long game... Volaris May 2024 #12
Fking religion ruins EVERYTHING! OMGWTF May 2024 #17
Stone-age fairy tales, written by goat-herders, make fools feel powerful lindysalsagal Jun 2024 #31
Well, that rule of law we thing used to have was nice while it lasted surfered May 2024 #7
I thought Roberts told us yesterday he couldn't meet with congress members. But today we're told he met Speaker Johnson usaf-vet May 2024 #8
Recommended. H2O Man May 2024 #10
I wish Rachel or someone else would slightlv May 2024 #11
I promise you, if every single one of the hosts on MSNBC don't hop on this, Joy or Chris or Alex will! BComplex May 2024 #21
He thinks the USSC is going to declare GOP candidates sacrosanct Warpy May 2024 #13
Sorry, Warpy: they don't have ANYTHING to lose. Theirs is permanent job security. BComplex May 2024 #22
I think they do Warpy May 2024 #23
Johnson sucking up to convicted felon ex-president trump. republianmushroom May 2024 #14
Too bad Durbin is too clueless to pick up on this and USE it. Traurigkeit May 2024 #15
Insiders are gonna give and get leaks duckworth969 May 2024 #16
Far beyond "calling into question"; NO doubt that the SC is captive to rightwing elite lostnfound May 2024 #18
This isn't finished yet. Vote Joinfortmill May 2024 #19
Johnson is immoral, no wonder he needs to have his son keep a close eye on his activities. Uncle Joe May 2024 #20
The brazen corruption... GiqueCee May 2024 #24
Assuming he's not making assumptions or lying through his teeth about what the justices think. n/t Ms. Toad May 2024 #25
This is the kind of 'witnessing' for Christ that degrades Christianity. keithbvadu2 May 2024 #28
Is MAGA Mike lying? SARose Jun 2024 #30
I hope tscf finally starts oiting the jan 6 congtesspeoplei lindysalsagal Jun 2024 #32
I do believe Mike needs ex-lax brownies. Emile Jun 2024 #33
We truly are at a "they made their ruling, let them enforce it" phase maxrandb Jun 2024 #34
Is he telling us that the Supreme Court doesn't believe in our rule of law? spanone Jun 2024 #36
He's telling us Republicans are Weak on Crime. Emile Jun 2024 #37
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