This week, the defense rested in Trump's New York hush-money case. The jury will begin deliberation in a few days. Conviction aside, the question is whether or not the case will impact voter's behavior this election season. A poll from ABC news earlier this month found that 80% of Trump supporters would continue to support Trump if convicted. Yikes. According to that same ABC news poll, Trump is currently leading Biden 46% to 44% nationally. It looks like the 2024 election is going to be close.
In other news, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito reportedly had an upside down flag flying at his house following the 2020 election. The upside down flag was a trend started by Trump supporters who believed President Biden had stolen the election. The upside down flag at Alito's house was flying on January 17th, 2021. According to Alito, he had "no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag." It was apparently his wife who hung the flag.
According to another New York Times report, Justice Alito had another flag flying at his second home on Long Beach Island. The flag was an "Appeal to Heaven" flag, which was used by rioters during the January 6th protests.
Alito has yet to recuse himself from the two upcoming Supreme Court cases involving Trump.
This week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held a vote on a bipartisan border security bill. The bill failed to pass. Republicans called it a political move, which it probably is because Republicans have been attacking Biden hard over the border. President Biden commented on the bill, saying it shows "Republicans do not care about securing the border or fixing America’s broken immigration system."