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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAndrew Napolitano: Trump is 'Trying to Use Children' as Negotiating Chip, Policy is 'Child Abuse'
by Rachel Dicker | 2:55 pm, June 18th, 2018
In a vocal condemnation of President Donald Trump, Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano said that the policy of separating children from their parents at the border is abusive.
The administration is facing heated criticism from both sides of the aisle for claiming that separating children and parents is the law of the land, when in fact there is no law which dictates this practice must be followed.
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I think the administration is motivated by the presidents skills at negotiating, Napolitano told Dana Perino on Monday. And I think hes trying to use children to turn up the heat on the negotiators.
In my opinion, it is child abuse to separate children from their parents unless its necessary to save a human life, Napolitano continued, his voice rising. Thats not the case here. Theres a federal statute that says you cant separate them more than 72 hours. They know all of this.
Theyre picking and choosing which rules they want to follow rigidly and which rules they wish werent there, he added.
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https://www.mediaite.com/tv/andrew-napolitano-says-trump-is-trying-to-use-children-as-negotiating-chip-its-child-abuse/
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Andrew Napolitano: Trump is 'Trying to Use Children' as Negotiating Chip, Policy is 'Child Abuse' (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jun 2018
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hedda_foil
(16,379 posts)1. Napolitano!
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)2. wow
Trump has lost Napolitano on this issue? I wonder if anybody else at Fox will defect?
Trek4Truth
(515 posts)6. Someone posted a tweet from O'Reilly saying this must stop.
awesomerwb1
(4,270 posts)3. He said that? What??
I'm sure he'll be back in full Faux views mode by tomorrow.
Kingofalldems
(38,514 posts)4. He'll be banned soon.
lark
(23,199 posts)5. They care exactly zero about the law.
They care about their hatred of brown and poor people so are going to torture those children to force Dems to give in to their extremist and bad for the country, bad for the region, idiotic demands. drumpf is going to hurt these brown children and families just because he can, and because he will personally profit from it. I bet they both jack off at night thinking of the babies screaming and crying and no adult being allowed to help them, not even change their diapers or feed them. I just can't believe the Nazi hell we are descending into, deeper every day.