Andrew 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 president’s skills at negotiating,” Napolitano told Dana Perino on Monday. “And I think he’s 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 it’s necessary to save a human life,” Napolitano continued, his voice rising. “That’s not the case here. There’s a federal statute that says you can’t separate them more than 72 hours. They know all of this.”

“They’re picking and choosing which rules they want to follow rigidly and which rules they wish weren’t there,” he added.

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