Former Alito neighbor says Supreme Court justice is ‘at worst outright lying’ in his account of upside-down flag fracas
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the judge is “at worst outright lying” about his account of a neighborhood spat that led to hoisting an upside-down US flag on his property in Virginia. It just doesn’t make sense.” Earlier this month, TheNew York Times revealed that an upside-down American flag was flown at Justice Alito’s Virginia home in January 2021 following the 2020 presidential election – a symbol used by the “Stop the Steal” movement supporting Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud. It was subsequently revealed that an “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown at Alito’s New Jersey vacation home, a symbol carried by rioters on January 6. Following the revelations, Justice Alito blamed his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, for the incident, saying she put up the upside-down flag in response to a “very nasty neighborhood dispute”, which apparently involved Baden using the term “c***” in an exchange with his wife.