Klobuchar’s Gotcha BACKFIRES – Oops!

Watch Amy Klobuchar squirm as her attempt to shame Trump for criticizing judges spectacularly backfires when a witness reads Chuck Schumer’s threatening words against Supreme Court justices back to her face.

At a Glance

• During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Amy Klobuchar questioned witness Jesse Panuccio about attacks on judges, attempting to paint Trump’s criticisms as unprecedented
• Panuccio effectively countered by quoting Sen. Chuck Schumer’s threatening remarks toward Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh
• Schumer had warned the justices they would “pay the price” and “won’t know what hit you” for potential rulings
• The exchange highlighted the Democrats’ glaring hypocrisy when it comes to criticizing the judiciary
• Democrats’ selective outrage ignores their own history of attacking judges, including Obama’s public criticism of the Supreme Court during a State of the Union address

Klobuchar’s Failed Gotcha Moment

In what can only be described as a spectacular miscalculation, Senator Amy Klobuchar recently found herself on the receiving end of a political boomerang during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The Minnesota Democrat, clearly primed to score points against former President Trump for his criticism of District Judge James Boasberg, instead walked face-first into a reminder of her own party’s hypocrisy. 

The exchange, which has since gone viral, shows why Americans are increasingly fed up with the left’s shameless double standards when it comes to respecting judicial independence.

During the hearing, Klobuchar pointedly asked witness Jesse Panuccio if he had ever taken to social media to “personally attack a judge.” The question was transparently designed to set up criticism of Trump, but Panuccio wasn’t playing along with her partisan theater. 

Instead, he calmly reminded the senator of something Democrats desperately hope Americans will forget – that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer once stood on the Supreme Court steps and issued what can only be described as threats against Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

The Democrats’ History of Judicial Intimidation

Panuccio’s response delivered a masterclass in exposing leftist hypocrisy by directly quoting Schumer’s inflammatory rhetoric. “‘I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price —’” Panuccio recited, before continuing with the even more ominous follow-up: “‘You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with those awful decisions.’” These weren’t subtle criticisms of judicial reasoning – they were thinly veiled threats from one of the most powerful Democrats in America, delivered on the courthouse steps.

“‘I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price —’”, says Sen. Schumer.

Let’s not forget that the Democrats’ pattern of undermining judicial independence goes back further. Barack Obama infamously dressed down the Supreme Court justices to their faces during his 2010 State of the Union address. With the justices sitting right in front of him, unable to respond, Obama declared that their Citizens United ruling would “open the floodgates for special interests” – a breach of decorum so shocking that Justice Alito was caught on camera mouthing “not true” in response to the president’s mischaracterization of the decision.

The Left’s Selective Memory and Outrage

The most galling aspect of Klobuchar’s performative concern for judicial independence isn’t just the obvious hypocrisy – it’s the stunning lack of self-awareness. Democrats spent years undermining the legitimacy of the Supreme Court after Trump’s appointments, with figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar calling for court-packing. They cheered when protesters showed up at justices’ homes following the Dobbs decision leak, creating genuine safety concerns for the judges and their families.

“Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests”, said then-President Barack Obama – 

What we’re witnessing isn’t principled concern for judicial independence – it’s naked political opportunism. When Trump criticizes a judge, it’s a “threat to democracy.” When Chuck Schumer literally tells Supreme Court justices they “won’t know what hit them,” it’s just passionate advocacy. The American people see through this charade, and moments like Klobuchar’s backfiring gotcha attempt only reinforce their understanding that for Democrats, principles are merely convenient weapons to be wielded when politically advantageous and discarded when inconvenient.