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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has come under federal investigation over threats he made toward U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin has opened a preliminary investigation into Schumer over comments he made in 2020.
Schumer’s threats were directed at Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
The inquiry follows renewed scrutiny over Schumer’s remarks.
Many viewed the top Democrat’s statement as a threat against the justices ahead of their ruling on Roe v. Wade.
On March 4, 2020, Schumer spoke outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in a Louisiana abortion case.
During his remarks, Schumer warned Gorsuch and Kavanaugh of consequences if they ruled against the Democrats on 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 warned.
“You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
The justices ultimately voted in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade, returning abortion laws to state jurisdiction.
Schumer later attempted to clarify his comments.
He claimed during a statement on the Senate floor that he had not intended to threaten the justices.
Schumer acknowledged that he “shouldn’t have used the words I did.”
Instead, Schumer accused conservatives of attempting to “generate outrage” over the remarks.
An ethics complaint was filed against Schumer at the time, but no action was taken.
In a letter dated January 21, 2025, Martin confirmed that a “preliminary inquiry” had been opened into Schumer’s statements.
In the letter, which was addressed directly to Schumer, Martin wrote:
“We take threats against public officials very seriously.
“I look forward to your cooperation.”
Schumer has previously made comments suggesting political retribution against opponents.
In 2017, during the early stages of the Russia investigation, he warned that President Donald Trump was making a mistake by challenging U.S. intelligence agencies.
“Let me tell you, you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,” Schumer said in an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow.
The investigation into Schumer coincides with a major personnel shift at the Justice Department.
On Friday, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove issued a memorandum ordering the removal of several prosecutors involved in past investigations into President Trump and his allies.
“I will not tolerate subversive personnel actions by the previous administration at any U.S. Attorney’s office,” Bove stated in the memo.
IF TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY BY THE SENATE, HE SDHOULD BE SENT TO THE FEDERAL PRISON
Good! Schumer is the south end of a horse facing north.
All Shucking and Jivin. They don’t mind giving an inch on secondary issues as long as the major plans go forward. It’s like a pawn sacrifice. Gorsuch , for example is a Catholic. “He enrolled in Georgetown Preparatory School,[17] a selective Jesuit college-preparatory school, arriving as a freshman in 1981.[18]“IO If you know anything about the Jesuits , you know what this means. and, “In 2004, Gorsuch received a Doctor of Philosophy in legal philosophy from the University of Oxford, where he completed research on assisted suicide and euthanasia as a postgraduate student at University College.[42][31][27” Do you think he… Read more »
This is music to my ears. I hope Maxine Waters is next for encouraging people to harass Republicans and, during the Chauvin trial, to get more confrontational. This wicked old witch needs to be held accountable!
He is of his father the Devil
He is a dual citizen working for Mossad. Shame on NY residents who elect this thug into any power. He works constantly against the interest of American people and should go back to Israel.
Not dual. He’s totally for the Jewish cabal.
So you are saying he is not a US citizen?
If that is true I don’t think he qualifies for federal public office.