'Sen. Schumer's comments were a reference to the political price Senate Republicans will pay for putting these justices on the court,' a Schumer spokesperson said in a statement to USA TODAY.
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts offered a rare rebuke of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday after the New York Democrat made what Roberts called"threatening statements" against two conservative justices.case about a Louisiana abortion law"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."You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.
"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.
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