Conservative Fox News Host Judge Andrew Napolitano: Trump Unfit For Office

November 11, 2019, 9:24 PM EST

Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano challenged President Donald Trump’s fitness for office on Monday because of his “disparagement of the Constitution, which he is sworn to uphold.”

The attacks were his sharpest ever against Trump.

Napolitano told The Associated Press in a profile published Monday that he believes “there is a legal basis to argue high crimes and misdemeanors,” which the Constitution requires for the impeachment of a president. “That’s really beyond dispute ... If I were a Democrat in the House, which I am not and never will be, I would vote to impeach,” he said. He also said Republicans are going to find some of Trump’s behavior “difficult to defend.”

Napolitano, a former judge, denounced Trump on his Fox Nation subscription show “Liberty File,” criticizing the president’s apparent failure to follow the law, the Constitution, or norms of procedure in the White House.

“In nearly three years in office, President Donald Trump has spent federal dollars not authorized by Congress; separated families and incarcerated children at the Texas-Mexico border in defiance of a federal court order; pulled 1,000 American troops out of Syria, ignoring a commitment to allies ... and sent 2,000 American troops to Saudi Arabia without a congressional authorization or declaration of war,” Napolitano recounted. 

The former judge also said Trump has “criminally obstructed a Department of Justice investigation of himself,” apparently referring to the investigation by former special counsel Robert Mueller. The president “escaped prosecution because of the intercession of an attorney general more loyal to him than to the Constitution,” Napolitano said.

Napolitano noted that Trump has also called the Constitution’s emoluments clause “phony.” The clause prohibits federal officeholders from receiving gifts or payments from foreign governments. It’s designed to prevent the president from being influenced by foreign entities to the detriment of America’s interests.

Trump’s remark was a “disparagement of the Constitution he is sworn to uphold, and — at the worst — a threat to ignore other clauses that he can disparage,” Napolitano said. He added: “This is most unusual and potentially dangerous in a president.”

“Can the president of the United States lawfully enforce only the clauses of the Constitution with which he agrees, and ignores those with which he disagrees? In a word: No,” he concluded.

Napolitano’s full comments about Trump on “Liberty File” can be seen here in the video posted by Law & Crime.

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DONALD TRUMP'S 8 IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES

1. Obstructing Justice

After taking office, Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to abandon the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election—which the FBI had already connected to Michael Flynn.

When Comey refused to alter course, Trump fired him.

Trump then admitted the firing was over “the Russia thing” in a televised interview.

In a tweet months later, he stated that he “had to fire Michael Flynn because he lied to the FBI”— further affirming that he dismissed James Comey in an attempt to quash the FBI’s investigation.

Bottom line: Trump has repeatedly attempted to interfere in the Russia investigation, and admitted as much—that’s a clear case of obstructing justice.

2. Violating the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution

The Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause prohibits the president from accepting personal benefits from any foreign government or official.

Trump has retained his ownership interests in his family business while he is in office.

Thus, every time a foreign official stays at a Trump hotel, or a foreign government approves a new 

Trump Organization project, or grants a trademark, Trump is in violation of the Constitution.

For example: shortly after he was sworn into office, the Chinese government

gave preliminary approval to 38 trademarks of Trump’s name. Then, in June, China approved nine 

Donald Trump trademarks they had previously rejected.

And every time he goes to golf at a Trump property, he funnels taxpayer money into his family business—violating the Domestic Emoluments Clause.

Bottom line: Because Trump never divested from his business interests, he violates the Constitution every time the Trump Organization has business dealings with foreign or American government officials.

3. Conspiring with Others to Commit Crimes Against the United States, and Attempting to Conceal 

Those Violations

In the middle of the 2016 election, Trump’s son was invited to meet with a Russian national regarding “information that would incriminate Hillary and…would be very useful to” Donald Trump

The Russian, Natalia Veselnitskaya, had ties to high-ranking Kremlin officials.

Trump Jr. took the meeting. He said, “I love it,” when told Veselnitskaya may have had dirt on Clinton. Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner also attended.

Federal law prohibits campaigns from soliciting anything of value from a foreign national.

After journalists broke this story, Trump personally dictated a public statement on behalf of his son that lied about the intended purpose of the meeting.

This relationship between the Trump team and the Russian national raises questions of whether the campaign aided a hostile foreign power’s active operation against the United States.

Bottom line: Trump tried to cover up a his campaign’s contacts with a Russian national—which, at very least, constituted a violation of federal law.

4. Advocating Violence and Undermining Equal Protection Under the Law

When Trump gave cover to the neo-Nazis who rioted in Charlottesville and murdered a protester, he violated his obligation to protect the citizenry against domestic violence.

When Trump encouraged police officers to rough up people they have under arrest, he violated his obligation to oversee faithful execution of the laws.

When Trump shared anti-Muslim content on Twitter, he violated his obligation to uphold equal protection of the laws.

This represents a pattern of disregard for some of the president’s basic responsibilities as defined by the Constitution.

Bottom line: Trump has demonstrated a pattern of behavior amounting to advocating violence, undercutting equal protection, and, as a result, failing basic Constitutional duties.

5. Abusing the Pardon Power

President Trump’s decision to pardon Joe Arpaio amounted to an abuse of the pardon power that revealed his indifference to individual rights and equal protections.

Joe Arpaio was convicted for contempt of court after ignoring a court order that he stop detaining and searching people based on the color of their skin, which constitutes a violation of their rights.

Pardoning this conviction goes against the Fifth Amendment, which allows the judiciary to issue and enforce injunctions against government officials who flout individual rights.

Bottom line: Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio violates the Fifth Amendment and harms the guarantee of Constitutional rights.

6. Engaging in Conduct that Grossly Endangers the Peace and Security of the United States

High-ranking administration officials involved in foreign affairs have signaled that Trump does not have the capacity to make informed decisions in the event of a military crisis.

Even worse, his actions could spark a needless confrontation stemming from misunderstanding or miscalculation.

We see this in full effect every time Trump tweets or makes a public statement taunting and threatening the North Korean regime.

The president may be the “Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States,” but that does not give him the right to behave in reckless or wanton ways that put millions of lives at risk.

If he is unfit to perform his duties as Commander in Chief, he cannot be allowed to remain in the position.

Bottom line: Trump cannot be permitted to recklessly and needlessly endanger millions of Americans with his unstable behavior.

7. Directing Law Enforcement to Investigate and Prosecute Political Adversaries for Improper and Unjustifiable Purposes

President Trump has repeatedly pressured the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate and prosecute political adversaries like Hillary Clinton.

This is not based in concerns with national security, law enforcement, or any other function of his office—it is an attempted power play, plain and simple.

There’s no question that this constitutes an outrageous and inappropriate abuse of executive branch powers and serves as clear grounds for impeachment.

Bottom line: Trump’s threats against political opponents are threats against American democracy.

8. Undermining the Freedom of the Press

President Trump has repeatedly attacked the concept of an independent press.

He’s called critical coverage “fake news” and journalists “the enemy of the American people,” made threats to change libel laws and revoke licenses, and his battles with CNN led him to try to interfere in the AT&T/Time Warner merger.

This demonstrates his unwillingness to respect and uphold the Constitution, and disdain for the crucial foundations to our free society.

Bottom line: Trump’s threats against freedom of the press are also threats against American democracy.