{"id":2388275,"date":"2025-01-09T11:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alito-says-he-and-trump-didnt-talk-about-hush-money-petition-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:21:17","slug":"alito-says-he-and-trump-didnt-talk-about-hush-money-petition-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alito-says-he-and-trump-didnt-talk-about-hush-money-petition-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Alito says he and Trump didn\u2019t talk about hush money petition &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falito-says-he-and-trump-didnt-talk-about-hush-money-petition-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content \u2064discusses a statement \u200bmade by Justice Samuel Alito, indicating\u200b that he did not have discussions with former President Donald trump regarding a petition related \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Shield Financial Records\">hush money<\/a>. The context appears to be linked to legal \u200dmatters involving Trump, especially concerning his actions\u2064 and decisions in \u200bthis area. Further details seem to be available in a\u2064 broader article, which can be\u2063 accessed by a &#8220;Read more&#8221;\u200b button \u2064mentioned in the text. The piece may also include various \u2062functionality elements typical\u200d of a\u200b news website, such\u2064 as search\u200b capabilities and mobile-friendly options.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alito says he and Trump didn&rsquo;t talk about hush money petition<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699675\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/samuel-alito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Samuel Alito<\/a> said he took a phone call from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday, but the two didn&rsquo;t discuss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s petition that he submitted to the court the same day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s legal team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3279884\/trump-seeks-supreme-court-to-stop-sentencing-in-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filed<\/a> an emergency appeal Wednesday morning with the Supreme Court to halt his sentencing in the New York court case. Hours before the petition was filed, the president-elect spoke with Alito on Tuesday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judiciary-will-operate-if-government-shuts-down-as-gop-seeks-to-halt-trump-trials\/\" title=\"The judiciary will function during a government shutdown as the GOP aims to stop Trump trials.\">justice clarified<\/a> that the impending appeal was not mentioned during the call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alito said he was not &ldquo;even aware at the time of our conversation that such an application would be filed,&rdquo; explaining during a Fox News interview that Trump asked him for his opinion about someone he was considering for a position in the incoming administration who formerly worked for the Supreme Court justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;William Levi, one of my former law clerks, asked me to take a call from President-elect Trump regarding his qualifications to serve in a government position,&rdquo; Alito said. &ldquo;I agreed to discuss this matter with President-elect Trump, and he called me yesterday afternoon.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito attend a private ceremony for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O&rsquo;Connor before public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O&rsquo;Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation&rsquo;s highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We also did not discuss any other matter that is pending or might in the future come before the Supreme Court or any past Supreme Court decisions involving the president-elect,&rdquo; Alito added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s emergency petition before the Supreme Court on Wednesday came a day after a New York judge<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3279234\/appellate-court-trump-new-york-hush-money-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> denied<\/a> his request to postpone his sentencing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-bond-deadline-hits-on-same-day-hes-set-to-appear-in-court-for-hush-money-case\/\" title=\"The Trump bond deadline coincides with his court appearance for the hush money case\">hush money case involving<\/a> former porn actress Stormy Daniels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president-elect&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">legal team urged<\/a> the courts to delay sentencing on the basis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3030301\/supreme-court-finds-some-immunity-for-presidents-complicating-trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">presidential immunity<\/a> and the effect on his ability to govern ahead of the inauguration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Supreme Court for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699675\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699675\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alito states he and Trump did not discuss the hush money petition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2388276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP20318142785939.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4430,22021,32275,3634],"class_list":["post-2388275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alito","tag-hush-money","tag-supreme-court","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP20318142785939.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388279,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388275\/revisions\/2388279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}