Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording

Justice Samuel Alito joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a conversation posted on social media on Monday.

The conservative justice is also heard agreeing with a woman who says the United States should return “to a place of godliness”.