Senator Mitch McConnell addressed Chuck Schumer’s recent rhetoric regarding Supreme Court Judges Thursday morning; hours after Chief Justice John Roberts called his remarks “threatening” and “dangerous.”
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public statement regarding Sen. Chuck Schumer’s ‘threatening’ comments Wednesday; calling the rhetoric “dangerous” and inappropriate.
“Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous,” Roberts said.
NEW: Chief Justice Roberts chastises Schumer for "threatening" statements about Kavanaugh, Gorsuch. pic.twitter.com/jQWHJTfpks
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) March 4, 2020
“I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” Schumer said.
“For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing’s deliberate misinterpretation of what Sen. Schumer said, while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg last week, shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes,” said Schumer spokesman Justin Goodman.
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OVER THE LINE: Schumer Says Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh ‘Will Pay the Price’ for Their ‘Awful Decisions’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a dire threat to Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Wednesday; warning the judges they will “pay the price” for decisions made on the bench.
“I want to tell you Gorsuch, I want to tell you Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” said Schumer. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
Chuck Schumer says Supreme Court Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch “have released the Whirlwind” and that they “will pay the price.”
A U.S. Senator is threatening members of the Supreme Court over their decisions. pic.twitter.com/J555betOeX
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 4, 2020
Watch Senator Schumer’s disturbing comments above.
RARE REBUKE: Chief Justice John Roberts Calls Schumer’s Comments ‘Threatening’ and ‘Dangerous’
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public statement regarding Sen. Chuck Schumer’s ‘threatening’ comments Wednesday; calling the rhetoric “dangerous” and inappropriate.
“Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous,” Roberts said.
NEW: Chief Justice Roberts chastises Schumer for "threatening" statements about Kavanaugh, Gorsuch. pic.twitter.com/jQWHJTfpks
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) March 4, 2020
“I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” Schumer said.
“For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing’s deliberate misinterpretation of what Sen. Schumer said, while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg last week, shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes,” said Schumer spokesman Justin Goodman.
Read the full report here.