In rare statement, Chief Justice John Roberts responds to comments from Sen. Chuck Schumer. 'Threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous.'
-- saying,"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."
Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks in an abortion rights rally outside of the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in the June Medical Services v. Russo case, March 4, 2020, in Washington, DC. Several hours later, after Schumer's comments ricochetted across social media, Roberts issued a statement through a court spokeswoman.
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