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Supreme Court justice sounds the alarm as 'vultures circling' around him: 'Foolhardy’
What happened
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told Fox News Sunday that speculation about his retirement felt like seeing “vultures circling.” According to RawStory’s account of reporting by Politico, the 76-year-old justice also said escalating public rhetoric about the Supreme Court concerned him.
Alito called it “foolhardy” to calculate how many more years he would serve. The political stakes are substantial: if he retires during President Donald Trump’s second term, Trump could nominate a fourth justice to the Supreme Court.
The power is Alito’s
Alito is not a vulnerable bystander…
The skinny
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