Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed he spoke with Donald Trump regarding a former clerk's potential role in the president-elect’s administration the day before Trump sought a Supreme Court delay in his New York sentencing. Alito stated the conversation focused solely on Levi’s qualifications for a government position and did not touch on any pending or future court matters. Trump’s legal team has asked the Supreme Court to delay sentencing in his hush-money case involving 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Alito has previously faced scrutiny over potential conflicts related to Trump.
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00:02Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed he spoke with Donald Trump regarding a former
00:06clerk's potential role in the president-elect's administration the day before Trump sought a
00:10Supreme Court delay in his New York sentencing. Alito stated the conversation focused solely
00:15on levies qualifications for a governing position. It did not touch on any pending
00:20or future court matters. Trump's legal team has asked the Supreme Court to delay
00:24sentencing in his hush money case involving 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
00:29Alito has previously faced scrutiny over potential conflicts related to Trump.