Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Threatens Two  Supreme Court Justices

Sen. Schumer in a fiery rant at a rally outside the US Supreme court, explicitly threatened two conservative Justices of the Court.

The senator was speaking at a rally organised by a far left pro-abortion group Center For Reproductive Right.

Referring to the two Justices appointed by President Trump, Schumer said, "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 Senator also attacked the President and Republican lawmakers. "We will tell President Trump and Senate Republicans who have stacked the court with right-wing ideologues that you’re gonna be gone in November, and you will never be able to do what you’re trying to do now ever, ever again!” he said. 

Video of the rant quickly circulated on social media drawing sharp condemnations from many.

Hours later in a rare move, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Roberts released a statement admonishing the senator.

In the statement, Roberts said, "This morning, Senator Schumer spoke at a rally in front of the Supreme Court while a case was being argued inside. Senator Schumer referred to two Members of the Court by name and said he wanted to tell them that 'You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You will not 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. All Members of the Court will continue to do their job, without fear or favor, from whatever quarter."

Responding to the statement, Schumer's spokesman Justin Goodman 'doubled down.' He accused the Chief Justice of deliberately misinterpreting the senator's comments. He said in a statement, “For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing’s deliberate misinterpretation of what Sen. Schumer said, while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices [Sonia] Sotomayor and [Ruth Bader] Ginsberg last week, shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes.”

Goodman put his own spin on the senator's comments. “Sen. Schumer’s comments were a reference to the political price Senate Republicans will pay for putting these justices on the court, and a warning that the justices will unleash a major grassroots movement on the issue of reproductive rights against the decision," he said.

Critics on social media slammed Goodman's statement, and called on the senator to apologize to the Justices.

The court is hearing oral arguments in a major abortion case Supreme Court case, June Medical Services LLC v. Russo. The case involves a Louisiana law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital in case a patient experiences complications during or after a procedure.

The law regulates abortion providers similarly to how other medical providers are regulated by the state while also ensuring doctors are competent.

Pro-abortion far left groups like the Center For Reproductive Rights, oppose any and all laws restricting abortion up to the point of birth.