Roberts criticizes Schumer for 'dangerous' remarks on Kavanaugh, Gorsuch

Source: The Hill | March 4, 2020 | Harper Neidig

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a rare public statement over the senator’s comments about two conservative justices on Wednesday.

Roberts issued a statement Wednesday afternoon calling Schumer’s remarks “dangerous.”

“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 in a statement. “All Members of the Court will continue to do their job, without fear or favor, from whatever quarter.”

As the court was hearing oral arguments in a major abortion case Wednesday morning, Schumer warned of a “whirlwind” for Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, both appointed by President Trump, if they moved to roll back abortion rights.

“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 at a rally with abortion rights advocates outside the court. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”

Republican lawmakers also criticized the remarks.

“A reprehensible threat from Senator Schumer is followed by a laughably illogical prevarication,” tweeted Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). “What ever happened to truth and a simple apology?”

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