
Andrew Napolitano agreed with President Donald Trump that Democrats “looking for anything they can find” on him are engaged in what is “almost literally a witch hunt.”
The Fox News senior judicial analyst spoke with Charles Payne, who was filling in for Neil Cavuto on “Your World” Tuesday, weighing in on Democrats’ latest attack on Trump.
Payne felt the sprawling investigation launched Monday by Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., the House Judiciary Committee chairman, targeting even the president’s family, seems like Democrats are “going down any particular rabbit hole and searching for anything in a man’s past that perhaps had nothing to do with the job he’s in right now.”
Napolitano agreed, noting that “the president can do very little about this” as the committee has the “tools” to execute the investigation. Document requests were issued to over 80 individuals and entities with no specific target, other than Trump himself, in mind.
“It’s not specific what Jerry Nadler is looking for, and the president is right,” Napolitano said.
“This is almost literally a witch hunt. They’re looking for anything they can find,” he added, noting that Trump’s tax returns will also be requested. “What do they need his tax returns for? To embarrass him, to humiliate him, to taunt him, to drive him crazy, because that’s what they think their base wants them to do.”
Payne asked about the significance of calls for impeachment by Rep. Maxine Waters in light of Nadler’s probe. The California Democrat has consistently called for Trump to be impeached and tweeted again on Monday that it is “the only answer.”
Obstruction of justice reality show: Firing Comey, sending coded messages to Manafort & others that he has the power to pardon; lying abt Trump Tower meeting; threatening Cohen’s in-laws; attempting to destroy Mueller. What more do we need to know? Impeachment is the only answer
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 5, 2019
Napolitano called out Nadler’s investigation as “highly political” but said the congressman along with other Democrats are being more careful by saying “impeachment is off the table until there is broad bipartisan support for it.”
“They’re not crazy, they may want to drive him nuts but if they start impeachment and there is not broad bipartisan support for it, it will explode in their faces,” he said.
Waters “apparently doesn’t feel that way” and is “ready to start the impeachment investigation tomorrow,” he added.
The California congresswoman continued her impeachment rants in other tweets firing up her supporters.
Lying Trump, so you said you did nothing to force security clearance for Kushner, huh? Who do you think will believe that lie? Must give you credit. You are the boldest, most daring liar I’ve ever heard of. A pox on all your houses.
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 5, 2019
For the faint of heart, who’ve been waiting for every “t” to be crossed and every “i” to be dotted, now is the time to demonstrate your patriotism. Support impeachment!
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 5, 2019
Trump slammed Democrats as “stone cold CRAZY” in a tweet Tuesday.
‘Dems have gone stone cold CRAZY’: Trump unleashes on Nadler, Schiff for ‘presidential harassment’ https://t.co/dr0DskTbxS pic.twitter.com/MCM0fmMkQU
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) March 5, 2019
Blasting the “presidential harassment” he is being subjected to, Trump called Nadler’s investigation the “greatest overreach in the history of our country.”
PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2019
The greatest overreach in the history of our Country. The Dems are obstructing justice and will not get anything done. A big, fat, fishing expedition desperately in search of a crime, when in fact the real crime is what the Dems are doing, and have done!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2019
Twitter users backed Napolitano’s remarks about the “witch hunt” against the president, vowing Democrats will pay in 2020.
How about a GoFundMe to pay for a group of lawyers to investigate them for any wrong doing? Shouldn’t take much.
— Mark Longmire (@DarkBroo) March 6, 2019
Why is there nothing we can do to stop the waste of time and money for witch hunts? How is this legal?
— Judith Cox (@judycx) March 6, 2019
That’s not how it works bud. You do not investigate a person to find a crime, you investigate a crime to find the person.
— Duke Edenfield (@DukeEdenfield) March 6, 2019
So they don’t have any real evidence, just looking and hoping something presents itself…
— Jim Tensing (@JimTensing) March 6, 2019
That’s not how it works bud. You do not investigate a person to find a crime, you investigate a crime to find the person.
— Duke Edenfield (@DukeEdenfield) March 6, 2019
The Dmocrats are devoid of ideas on how to solve the country’s problems. They only know Hate, Division and Trump Derangement Syndrome.https://t.co/c95TY4dD8z #FoxNews
— Old Man With A Pen (@ScottHendrick49) March 6, 2019
@SpeakerPelosi @cnnbrk @realDonaldTrump To the Democrats and Fake News CNN the American people will remember your witch hunt behavior in 2020. We’re behind you Mr. President! MAGA from the Democrats, Socialists & Fake News. https://t.co/TRErpVZrZ1
— Butters (@Butters84271174) March 6, 2019
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