News Chief Justice John Roberts scolds Chuck Schumer for ‘threatening statements’ against Gorsuch, Kavanaugh March 4, 2020 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Comments Off on Chief Justice John Roberts scolds Chuck Schumer for ‘threatening statements’ against Gorsuch, Kavanaugh After the chief justice's statement, Sen. Schumer's office said the comments were "a reference to the political price" Senate Republicans would pay.