Report: Samuel Alito’s son working at Trump Treasury

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Philip Alito, son of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, has worked for months as an attorney in the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the General Counsel. He holds a political appointee position advising Treasury on legal matters while the Supreme Court is considering high-stakes cases that involve the department. The hiring was not publicly disclosed and has prompted ethics concerns because Justice Samuel Alito could preside over cases tied to his son's employer. That matters because it could lead to formal recusal requests and affect how the Court handles major Treasury litigation.

Khashoggi's Ghost

@urocklive1.bsky.social

Surprise!🙄 Samuel Alito's son has been *secretly* working as a political appointee attorney at the U.S. Treasury Department, raising serious conflict of interest questions as high-stakes cases involving the agency have made their way to the nation's highest court. www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito...

43751d ago

Resistance Fighter #1 🇺🇸4 All #9889

Well, let’s not forget how Bill Barr’s daughter was working for the treasury department ( a special branch 2)and his son-in-law was a lawyer in Trump’s administration WHITE HOUSE… just more corruption just louder this time.

Peace, Truth, Science8

3,2,1 Roberts: No, really, no matter how much it looks like it the conservatives on the Courts are NOT, I repeat, are NOT corrupt political hacks.

Billyzap6

This story crops up shortly after Trump suggested Alito stand down and he did not like the idea. Funny how life works

scikeefe.bsky.social5

Ahh a nepo baby! I’m sure being Alito’s son had nothing to do with his hiring

Morgan5

Alito, conflict of interest you say? Court Reform, Democrats! Move this to the top of the list!!!

angrygrrrl and Fucking Bitch5

I am shocked. Shocked to learn that the rot runs through the whole family tree. Who'd a thunk it.

noclue77.bsky.social4

One of the worst Justices ever.

Lavender Blossom 🌸4

Start disbarment proceedings for both of them please.

Johnny Jimmy3

nice corrupt systems you got there Murka ........

Pam Keith

@pamkeithdc.bsky.social

Just in case you were wondering whether our SCOTUS was a completely corrupt lost cause, wonder no more. www.notus.org/us-news/samu...

8651d ago

Vanessa2

Just when ya think you cldn’t find out anything else that makes your blood boil 🌡️ EVERY frickin day it’s something

Mike Levin

@mikelevin.org

Philip Alito served as an attorney-adviser in Treasury’s general counsel office, briefed on department matters across the board, while SCOTUS took a case in which the Treasury Department was a named defendant. The department never disclosed the connection in court. Justice Alito did not recuse.

7451d ago

Meanwhile in Indiana…

@robertlandrumjr.bsky.social

Philip Alito has been working as an attorney with the Treasury’s office of the general counsel for months even as the Supreme Court, where his father Samuel works, takes up cases involving the department.

1351d ago

RAOK

@evolvingempathy.bsky.social

www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito... This Christian nationalist criminal fuck needs to be impeached👿👇🏼

1151d ago

They Call Me Gary

@theycallmegary.bsky.social

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s son quietly landed a top job in the Trump administration as his father ruled on huge cases involving the president. Philip Alito, 39, got the political appointee job as a lawyer in the Treasury Department in the early days of Trump’s second term, NOTUS reported

751d ago

Heidi Li Feldman

@heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

How (un)surprising. Sam Alito and his son both ignoring ethics rules re conflicts of interest; Sam ended up being one of two dissenters in the case in which his son is an attorney for the losing side, Treasury Dept. #LawFedi https://www.notus.org/us-news/samuel-philip-alito-trump-treasury-department

The younger Alito was an attorney at the
Treasury when a lawsuit against the department
and several other agencies was argued before the
Supreme Court in November challenging
Trump's use of emergency powers to issue
tariffs. The department never disclosed that in
court documents. His father, Justice Alito, did
not recuse himself from the case - and
ultimately joined in a dissent written by Justice
Brett Kavanaugh. The majority ruled in
February that Trump didn't have the authority
to issue sweeping tariffs, and the decision set
into motion the massive refunds that now
beguile the Trump administration.

351d ago

Matt McNeil Show

@mattmcneilshow.bsky.social

So they secretly propped up Alito's son in Trump's Treasury Department. I can hear Sam now: "I will not recuse myself from the case my own son is presenting to the Supreme Court. I swear (snicker) I'll be unbiased (snicker, snicker)." www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito...

851d ago

Justice ❌👑

@loveon9.bsky.social

Nepo Philip Alito quietly joined the Treasury Dept as a political appointee early last year. During that time, the dept appeared before the Supreme Court over Trump’s use of tariffs. Philip Alito is currently detailed from the USAO for the EDVA as a Counselor in the Office of the General Counsel.

951d ago

TKarney

@pecunium.bsky.social

Impeachment worthy. As corrupt as he is dishonest in argument. www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito...

951d ago

AsburyKat

@asburykat.bsky.social

Samuel Alito hit by new scandal as son found secretly working for Trump's Treasury: report www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito...

451d ago

JM Rieger

@riegerreport.bsky.social

“Samuel Alito’s son landed a political appointee job as a lawyer in the Treasury Dept last year.. [he] was an attorney when a lawsuit against the department..was argued before the Supreme Court in Nov..Justice Alito did not recuse himself from the case” www.notus.org/us-news/samu...

550d ago

🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊®

@thorchrs.bsky.social

👇🇺🇸"Samuel Alito hit by new scandal as son found secretly working for Trump's Treasury" #SamuelAlito #SCOTUS

451d ago

Rogue DNC

@roguednc.bsky.social

NOTUS reported that Justice Alito’s son, Philip Alito, quietly took a political appointee job as a lawyer in Trump’s Treasury Department. According to NOTUS, Philip Alito’s role was a secret.

451d ago

Digital Ground Game

@digitalgroundgame.org

BREAKING 🚨 Justice Samuel Alito is facing new scrutiny after reports revealed his son has been quietly working at Trump’s Treasury Department. The report is raising renewed questions about possible conflicts of interest involving Treasury-related Supreme Court cases.

351d ago

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notus.orgSamuel Alito’s Son Has Been Quietly Working for Trump’s Treasury Department

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Report: Samuel Alito’s son working at Trump Treasury

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