'Make her stop': Alito's neighbors say his wife launched harassment campaign after Jan. 6

Supreme Court Justice Samual Alito's neighbors say his wife mounted a campaign of harassment that saw her spitting at their car and scaring them enough to call the cops, according to a new report from the New York Times.

This account from Emily Baden is backed up by police records in Fairfax County Virginia that show a call logged on Feb. 15, 2021 — about a month after rioters had stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

“Somebody in a position of authority needs to talk to her and make her stop,” the 36-year-old caller reportedly says.

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Police reportedly replied, in sum: “Yelling was not a crime.”

This update arrives on the heels of a groundbreaking report that Martha-Ann Alito hung in their yard a “Stop the Steal” sign — an upside-down flag — just days after Trump supporters attempted to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to President Joe Biden.

Alito — now tasked with ruling on Trump’s presidential immunity argument in his federal election interference case — has since sought to distance himself from the symbol by placing responsibility on his wife and blame on his neighbors.

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"I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Alito has stated. “It was placed by Mrs. Alito solely in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.”

On Tuesday, the Times revealed how his neighbors saw tensions mount between themselves and Mrs. Alito in a series of exchanges that went “from uneasy to ugly.”

The Times reports “there are some differences” between Baden’s and Alito’s accounts.

“For instance, the justice told Fox News that his wife hoisted the flag in response to Ms. Baden’s vulgar insult,” the Times reports. “A text message and the police call — corroborated by Fairfax County authorities — indicate, however, that the name-calling took place on Feb. 15, weeks after the inverted flag was taken down.”

Another difference:

“In the Baden family’s version, the justice’s wife initiated the conflict,” the Times reports.

Baden recounts seeing Mrs. Alito lingering outside their home and glaring at the couple after the riots, according to the report. Baden also remembers driving by the Alitos’ home with her then-boyfriend the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

“Mrs. Alito ran toward their car and yelled something they did not understand,” the Times reports. “The couple continued driving, they said, and as they passed the Alito home again to exit the cul-de-sac, Mrs. Alito appeared to spit toward the vehicle.”

The following month, there was yet another hostile encounter, according to the Times.

“The couple were pulling in trash bins when the Alitos, who seemed to be on a stroll, appeared.” the Times reports. “Mrs. Alito addressed the pair by name, used an expletive and called them 'fascists,' the couple told The Times and said in texts at the time.”

This is when Baden admits she used expletives of her own.

“She does not remember her precise words, but recalls something like [the following]” the Times reports:

“How dare you behave this way. You’ve been harassing us, over signs. You represent the highest court in the land. Shame on you.”

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