Associate Justice Samuel Alito joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait in October 2022. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
Alito said he did not speak with Trump about the emergency application, nor was he "even aware at the time of our conversation that such an application would be filed."
"We also did not discuss any other matter that is pending or might in the future come before the Supreme Court or any past Supreme Court decisions involving the President-elect," Alito said.
Alito told Fox News that he is often asked to give recommendations to potential employers for former clerks and that it was common practice.
Levi once served in the Justice Department during the President-elect's first term and also clerked for Alito from 2011 to 2012.
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Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He confirmed to Fox News that the call was solely about Levi, and that there was no discussion of any matter involving a Trump legal issue – past, present or future.
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He also said there was no discussion of any issue before the Court or potentially coming before the Court.
ABC News was the first to report the Trump-Alito call.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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