Well if we’re going to pretend that the speaker of the sentiment doesn’t matter, then you at least have to look at the context of the statement right?

Cronyn said this as an attack on the judiciary after acts of violence on judges like an Atlanta judge was murdered in his courtroom by a career criminal who wanted only to shoot his way out of a trial, and a Chicago judge's mother and husband were executed by a deranged man who was furious that she had dismissed a wild lawsuit. 

So his statements were in response to judges who made judgments on criminals. And the criminals responding negatively.

Can you concede that there’s a difference between essentially saying “well I think criminals are gonna be pissed at judges and maybe the judges deserve to be harmed,” vs “I think innocent sick people who get their insurance pulled by elected officials who stand to gain money from making these decisions might respond with violence.”