How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. received a call from President-elect Donald J. Trump, who later asked the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York. The call, leaked to ABC News, raised concerns about a conflict of interest. The call was related to William Levi, a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s, who was being considered for a job in the new administration but faced opposition due to his previous association with Attorney General William P. Barr.

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