Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appeared on AL Sharpton’s MSNBC show over the weekend and claimed that Trump is trying to intimidate judges. This is a new Democrat talking point over the arrest of Judge Dugan in Wisconsin.
This claim from Schumer is especially rich, considering the fact that in 2020, he very publicly threatened Supreme Court Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, saying they would ‘reap the whirlwind.’
Schumer is trying to frame this issue as a constitutional crisis and Al Sharpton did his best to try to help him.
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
AL SHARPTON: Immigration advocates have been warning we are on the verge of a constitutional crisis. Has that crisis arrived, Senator?
SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER: Yes! It has, unfortunately. Because what? Trump wants to be king. A king doesn’t have a constitution. A king just does whatever he wants and beyond. He just goes along with them.
They’re trying to intimidate judges. This is not the first time or the second. 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. 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.
Check out the side by side comparison video below:
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
During the same segment, Schumer told Sharpton that he is not stepping aside as Dem leader in the Senate:
Chuck Schumer says he’s not retiring:
“I’m staying put because I’ve been able to unite my caucus in a very strong fight against Trump.”
Imagine thinking your number one job qualification is fighting the man the American people just elected in an electoral landslide. Shameful. pic.twitter.com/bP1aH5Mo7n
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 28, 2025
Schumer’s approval ratings are awful but it looks like Democrats are stuck with him, for now anyway.
