Schumer suddenly against ‘trying to intimidate judges’ despite previous SCOTUS threats

Senator Chuck Schumer prompted a reality check after attacking President Donald Trump and his administration for intimidating and threatening judges.

The New York Democrat spewed his criticism of the president as activist judges continue to try and thwart his agenda of making good on campaign promises to Americans. But Schumer’s rant earned him a quick rebuke on social media, where users took him on a self-awareness tour down memory lane.

2025: Chuck Schumer says Trump wants to intimidate and threaten judges.

2020: Chuck Schumer tries to intimidate and threaten Justices of the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/FdisnZKk0I

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 27, 2025

“They’re trying to intimidate judges. This is not the first time or the second,” the Senate Minority Leader said during an MSNBC appearance with Al Sharpton, who asked about being “on the verge of a constitutional crisis.”

“They’ve said they want to impeach judges. They said they’re going to go after judges who don’t agree with them. That is so against the Constitution,” Schumer asserted.

“The Constitution believes and has been written with the wisdom of the Founding Fathers, that we should have separation of powers. There should be an independent judiciary. When you go before a judge, you think that you hope and believe that that judge is impartial. What Trump, Bondi, and the whole Justice Department are trying to do is push that judge, threaten that judge, so the judge is no longer impartial. It is outrageous in both cases,” he continued.

“This is a constitutional crisis. You cannot have a democracy without an independent judiciary, and they’re trying to clip the wings of that independence,” Schumer said.

But in the not-too-distant past, Schumer publicly threatened Supreme Court justices. During a rally outside the Supreme Court in 2020, the Democrat named Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, both Trump nominees, as the high court was hearing a case 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. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions,” Schumer said at the time.

He later backtracked and expressed his regret on the Senate floor.

“I should not have used the words I used yesterday — they didn’t come out the way I intended to. My point was there would be political consequences — political consequences,” Schumer said at the time. “Of course I didn’t intend to suggest anything other than political and public opinion consequences for the Supreme Court, and it is a gross distortion to imply otherwise. I’m from Brooklyn. We speak in strong language.”

Social media blasted the senator for his obvious hypocrisy.

@TheDemocrats are master class hypocrites

— TruthWarriorWI (@TruthWarri51340) April 28, 2025

The internet never forgets, especially hypocrisy.

— Mike Bell (@JoelBell515346) April 27, 2025

Chuck Schumer literally threatened two Supreme Court judges here.

— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) April 27, 2025

Schumer is the poster child for term limits .. two terms for Senators .. six for the Representatives .. end retired pay for Congress .. 80 and Out mandatory federal retirement age .. also end stock trading in Congress .. those would help some .. also the IRS should audit ALL of…

— G Man (@GegouxTheodore) April 27, 2025

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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.

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