This article was updated on May 30 at 4:20 p.m. to include information on Chief Justice John Roberts's statement. Two weeks after the New York Times first reported that an upside-down American flag –

The US Supreme Court Justice told lawmakers the flags linked to Capitol rioters were flown by his wife, an ‘independently minded private citizen’.

Former President Donald Trump is congratulating Justice Samuel Alito for rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over Alito's homes.