AOC tells MSNBC's Chris Hayes the Senate must urgently investigate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after The New York Times reported flags associated with Trump and the Jan 6 insurrectionists flying in front of Alito's houses:

"We are seeing a fundamental challenge to our democracy. Samuel Alito has identified himself with the same people who raided the Capitol on January 6.

"In the Senate, we have gavels. There should be subpoenas going out, there should be active investigations that are happening.

"When Democrats have power, we have to use it…every single minute matters."

Watch AOC here. Then, sign the petition to Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin: Investigate whether Justice Alito's flag-flying shows that his "impartiality might reasonably be questioned" or that he "has a personal bias or prejudice" that demands his recusal from cases involving Trump and Jan 6.

John, this Supreme Court was already facing a legitimacy crisis even before two bombshell reports by The New York Times showed that an upside-down American flag flew in front of Alito's Virginia home days before President Biden took office and, two years later, another flag associated with support for the insurrection flew outside Alito's New Jersey beach house.

Federal law says justices must recuse themselves from any case "in which their impartiality might reasonably be questioned" or "where they have a personal bias or prejudice." But Alito has refused to do this for two big cases related to Trump and Jan 6. One of those cases could give Trump complete immunity from prosecution. 

The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin, told reporters early this week that he won't investigate Alito because he "doesn’t think there’s much to be gained." The Supreme Court could hand-pick the next president!

AOC disagrees and says "Every single minute matters!"

Over ten thousand people have already signed our petition urging Durbin to investigate because this Supreme Court, including Justice Alito, could decide the 2024 election!

SIGN THE PETITION: Investigate Justice Alito!

We're sharing the public's demand for answers with members of Congress, including Sen. Durbin and other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team

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