Schumer Says He Regrets He Words Used to Blast Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
- Chief justice rebuked Schumer for ‘threatening’ comments
- Democrat had said justices would ‘pay the price’ for votes
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he regretted the words he used the previous day to blast two Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices, while rejecting accusations that he was making a threat.
Schumer’s comments Wednesday, directed at Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, drew an unusual rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts and criticism from across the political divide. Schumer of New York had said at a rally outside the court that the two justices would “pay the price” if they voted against abortion rights.