Alito and his wife came under fresh scrutiny Monday following an unusual sting operation in which they appear to have been secretly recorded discussing America’s political divide and ethics controversies surrounding the couple. A liberal documentary filmmaker posted on X, formerly Twitter, recordings she said she made of the justice and his wife, Martha-Ann Alito while posing as a religious conservative at a Supreme Court Historical Society annual dinner at the high court in D.C. on June 3.
Gallup opinion polls show regard for the court has dropped significantly in recent years and it remains near record lows. “They do nothing but criticize us,” he said of the press. Samuel Alito’s unguarded comments were in contrast to those of Roberts, who was also secretly recorded at the 2024 event by Windsor. Roberts repeatedly declined to wade into political discussions despite prompting by the filmmaker.