Chief Justice Roberts warns against personal attacks on judges as ‘dangerous’ after Trump's court tirade

Chief Justice John Roberts warned against personal criticism of federal judges Tuesday, lamenting what he described as an uptick in "dangerous" and hostile rhetoric just days after President Donald Trump zeroed in on the courts in a lengthy social media tirade.

Speaking publicly at an event hosted by Rice University in Houston, Roberts stressed the difference between criticizing a court order or legal analysis and personally attacking the judge behind it. 

"It's important that our decisions are subjected to scrutiny...