Media's Latest Alito Conspiracy Theory Is Particularly Ridiculous
Mollie Hemingway
Left-wing media breathlessly reported Wednesday that Associate Justice Samuel Alito provided a job reference on behalf of one of his former clerks to President-elect Donald Trump.
“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. I agreed to discuss this matter with President-elect Trump, and he called me yesterday afternoon,” Alito told ABC News, which broke the shocking news that an employer gave a job reference for one of his former employees.
CNN, Politico, CBS News, Rolling Stone, Associated Press, New York Times, NBC News, and a host of other left-wing media outlets amplified the report about Levi’s efforts to secure a job as the Defense Department’s general counsel and suggested it was part of an elaborate conspiracy to change the outcome of a looming case. Levi clerked for Justice Alito in the 2011-2012 term and was former Attorney General Bill Barr’s chief of staff.
Federal judges and Supreme Court justices provide references for former clerks regularly, in the same way that other employers provide references for former employees regularly. Ethics guidelines for federal judges acknowledge this reality and mention how to handle such scenarios in the Published Ethics Advisory Opinions.
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