Sen. John Kennedy came loaded for bear when questioning Kate Shaw in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Shaw was invited by the Democrats. She's a University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor and an ABC News contributor. She also happens to be married to MSNBC host Chris Hayes.
The subject in discussion was judicial overreach. Among the topics under that rubric was nationwide injunctions.
Our sister site, PJ Media, reported Kennedy asked if any of the panel of witnesses thought that "nationwide or universal injunctions are not being abused."
Shaw said that in her opinion, she didn't see any abuse in the last four months. But that didn't impress Kennedy, and he explained to her why he didn't think much of what she had to say.
🚨THAT'S GOTTA HURT: Senator Kennedy just eviscerated this Democrat witness' credibility on rogue judges and the weaponization of the judicial branch.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 3, 2025
"I've read your stuff...I have little respect for your opinion...Now that President Trump's in the White House — who you dislike… pic.twitter.com/9du8Eqf1fP
“I’ve read your stuff, and, and I’ve read your writings,” he replied. “I don’t wanna get bogged down with this, but I have little respect for your opinion because I’ve read your stuff.”
“When someone is in the White House that you agree with and someone gets a universal injunction against him, you don’t like universal injunctions,” Kennedy said bluntly. “You called them, ‘judges acting like they’re politicians in robes and judges looking like crass political actors.’ But now that President Trump’s in the White House — who you dislike — you think that universal injunctions taste like pumpkin pie.”
Ouch.
Kennedy said he discounted what she had to say, and he worried "that that’s what you’re teaching your kids.”
But Kennedy had more in the tank, and her response was something else.
“On April 22nd, 2024, you said there are some members of the Supreme Court that are evil. Which justices were you talking about?” he asked.
🚨WATCH: @SenJohnKennedy blasted UPenn law professor Kate Shaw for referring to Supreme Court justices as "evil."
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) June 3, 2025
"You're an officer of the court," Sen. Kennedy said. "You know what I'm embarrassed at? That you're teaching our kids." pic.twitter.com/uUHbUbw7gX
She protested that she didn't think that she'd said it. But he told her when and in what context it was said. He pressed her and asked her to "own up to it." "You're an officer of the court," he said. He stated that he was embarrassed that she was "teaching our kids." She said again that she didn't think she would have said it. That's when he raised his voice, which he rarely does, "You did!...big as Dallas!"
That's when he delivered the coup de grace for her being there, "And you're here advising us to be respectful of federal judges? And you say they're evil, members of the Supreme Court? Gag me with a spoon!" He said she was part of the problem.
That was a savage takedown, even by Kennedy standards.
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