Schumer 'Threatening' SCOTUS Justices 'May Very Well Be Criminal,' Says Former US Attorney
It all started because Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was defending abortion advocates. He sent a threat to Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, both of whom were nominated by President Trump.
Chief Justice John Roberts took umbrage with Chuck’s phrasing, sending him a sharply worded rebuke. Schumer’s team then fired back, claiming bias in favor of POTUS – naturally.
Now, Chuck could potentially be in trouble.
From Daily Wire:
Former U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis told Fox News on Thursday that Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) threatening remarks toward two Supreme Court Justices yesterday could “very well be criminal.”
WATCH:
More fall out from Chuck Schumer's threat of violence against two SCOTUS justices — by name. Even the American Bar Association is speaking out against Schumer. Will we ever get an actual apology or just more excuses? pic.twitter.com/iorcAVyAZE
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) March 6, 2020
Trump has decided to weigh in – and he isn’t pleased.
LOOK:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1235359627082117120?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1235359627082117120&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherightscoop.com%2Ftrump-rips-schumer-over-scotus-threats-demands-serious-action-be-taken-against-him-now%2F
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1235370217712300038?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1235370217712300038&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftherightscoop.com%2Ftrump-rips-schumer-over-scotus-threats-demands-serious-action-be-taken-against-him-now%2F
MORE:
.@NBCNightlyNews was the lone broadcast network evening newscast to ignore @SenSchumer's ugly attack on Justices Gorsuch and Kavanugh and Chief Justice Roberts's rebuke.
BUT when Roberts hit back at Trump, @NBCNightlyNews on 11/21/18 gave it 84 seconds + 54 seconds the next day
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 5, 2020
In contrast, today's @ABCWorldNews Tonight w/@DavidMuir brought on @TerryMoran and the @CBSEveningNews w/@NorahODonnell brought on @JanCBS to talk about Schumer's threat + the response from Roberts. The two combined for two minutes and 14 seconds
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/1235385300576329733?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Ftrump-rebukes-schumer-disgrace-gorsuch-kavanaugh
These remarks by @SenSchumer were inexcusable. Chief Justice Roberts was right to call him on his comments. I hope the Senator, whom I’ve long admired and consider a friend, apologizes and takes back his implicit threat. It’s beneath him and his office. https://t.co/xbNnUeznRR
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 4, 2020
Schumer could soon be censured…
Inbox: @HawleyMO plans to introduce motion to censor Schumer over comments about Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. pic.twitter.com/MvcZohPE34
— Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) March 5, 2020
Here’s Schumer’s rant…
“I want to tell you Gorsuch. I want to tell you Kavanugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price!”
— Chuck Schumer at a pro-choice rally near SCOTUS as the court hears arguments about Louisiana’s abortion lawpic.twitter.com/lguWx4mwkD— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) March 4, 2020
More National Review:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up June Medical Services v. Russo, which considers the constitutionality of a 2014 Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their clinic, a credential many abortionists do not have. According to critics of the law, it threatens to shut down all but one abortion clinic in Louisiana, which sees roughly 10,000 abortions every year.
The Unsafe Abortion Protection Act was introduced by Democratic state senator Katrina Jackson, who told National Review she considers her bill “a health-standard law” that is “very common sense.”
