Justice Alito’s Neighbor Calls Out His Flag Story in First TV Appearance

The former neighbor of Samuel Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann, told CNN in her first television interview Wednesday that the Supreme Court justice’s account of the dispute between his spouse and Baden didn’t add up, and that he was “at best mistaken, but at worst he’s just outright lying.”

On OutFront, Emily Baden said that a verbal exchange with Martha-Ann—which Alito claimed was the reason for his wife flying the upside-down American flag—occurred in mid-February. A photograph of the flag was taken January 17.

Baden’s interview comes after The Washington Post, which spoke with her, reported in a story published Wednesday that a Fairfax County, Virginia government spokesman confirmed that a call to police was made on February 15—undercutting Alito’s version of events.

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