Schumer’s Reckless Threats against Kavanaugh and Gorsuch

Two years ago, Chief Justice Roberts condemned the Senate Democratic leader’s menacing rhetoric as ‘dangerous.’ Now, it’s clear how right Roberts was.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 4, 2022.

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In March 2020, on the day that the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a Louisiana law regulating abortion facilities, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer appeared at a pro-abortion-rights rally on the steps of the Court where he threatened Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh by name.

“I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price!” Schumer shouted. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions!”

John McCormack

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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