Judge Nap Warns Trump Against Accepting Foreign Dirt: ‘He Would Be Committing a Felony’

Smith All right on ░░░░░░░░ other matter Interference Is ░░░░░░░░ any gray area Is ░░░░░░░░ any wiggle room Is ░░░░░░░░ any way to argue ░░░░░░░░ dirt from a foreign ░░░░░░░░ on a political opponent ░░░░░░░░ be something that you ░░░░░░░░ receive legally Any wiggle ░░░░░░░░ at all NAPOLITANO There ░░░░░░░░ no wiggle room with ░░░░░░░░ to dirt With respect ░░░░░░░░ opposition research because the ░░░░░░░░ Election Commission has already ░░░░░░░░ in other cases that ░░░░░░░░ is a thing of ░░░░░░░░ The phrase a thing ░░░░░░░░ value Smith Money or ░░░░░░░░ thing of value NAPOLITANO ░░░░░░░░ comes from a statute ░░░░░░░░ prohibits receipt of money ░░░░░░░░ a thing of value ░░░░░░░░ a foreign national Whether ░░░░░░░░ person is working for ░░░░░░░░ foreign government or not ░░░░░░░░ So what the President ░░░░░░░░ he would do to ░░░░░░░░ Stephanopoulos if he did ░░░░░░░░ would be felonious NAPOLITANO ░░░░░░░░ Meaning he would be ░░░░░░░░ a felony and the ░░░░░░░░ giving it to him ░░░░░░░░ that person was ever ░░░░░░░░ and subject to our ░░░░░░░░ would be committing a ░░░░░░░░ as well Smith If ░░░░░░░░ re sitting in Riyadh ░░░░░░░░ in Moscow watching the ░░░░░░░░ and you hear the ░░░░░░░░ say I would accept ░░░░░░░░ what sort of message ░░░░░░░░ that send to you ░░░░░░░░ want to curry favor ░░░░░░░░ the leader of the ░░░░░░░░ world NAPOLITANO To give ░░░░░░░░ what you think will ░░░░░░░░ him either in his ░░░░░░░░ as President or in ░░░░░░░░ candidacy for re election ░░░░░░░░ was debated very loud ░░░░░░░░ long in the Citizens ░░░░░░░░ case in which the ░░░░░░░░ Court basically said money ░░░░░░░░ an expression of an ░░░░░░░░ So you can spend ░░░░░░░░ your own money you ░░░░░░░░ and the federal regulations ░░░░░░░░ you from spending your ░░░░░░░░ money are unconstitutional It ░░░░░░░░ says this does not ░░░░░░░░ to foreign nationals who ░░░░░░░░ cannot influence an American ░░░░░░░░ with money or a ░░░░░░░░ of value Smith In ░░░░░░░░ or prior to the ░░░░░░░░ the then candidate Donald ░░░░░░░░ said to the Russians ░░░░░░░░ on give me a ░░░░░░░░ here And they did ░░░░░░░░ part of the argument ░░░░░░░░ well he s not ░░░░░░░░ career politician he s ░░░░░░░░ business man he s ░░░░░░░░ real estate guy He ░░░░░░░░ t know better There ░░░░░░░░ no not knowing better ░░░░░░░░ So what might be ░░░░░░░░ motivation to say such ░░░░░░░░ thing NAPOLITANO Look the ░░░░░░░░ has argued that he ░░░░░░░░ the freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ he is the head ░░░░░░░░ the country and he ░░░░░░░░ the head of the ░░░░░░░░ world and he can ░░░░░░░░ to any information he ░░░░░░░░ That is true Except ░░░░░░░░ he is a candidate ░░░░░░░░ what he receives is ░░░░░░░░ by federal laws that ░░░░░░░░ took an oath to ░░░░░░░░ And among those laws ░░░░░░░░ are you cannot take ░░░░░░░░ accept something receive something ░░░░░░░░ a foreign national under ░░░░░░░░ guise of being the ░░░░░░░░ of state or because ░░░░░░░░ want to use it ░░░░░░░░ your campaign Smith That ░░░░░░░░ be a felony NAPOLITANO ░░░░░░░░ would be a felony ░░░░░░░░ is not an area ░░░░░░░░ the freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ is not the President ░░░░░░░░ well I speak to ░░░░░░░░ leaders all the time ░░░░░░░░ He s compared it ░░░░░░░░ you see the tweet ░░░░░░░░ at the tweet this ░░░░░░░░ There was another tweet ░░░░░░░░ this morning I meet ░░░░░░░░ talk to foreign governments ░░░░░░░░ day I just met ░░░░░░░░ the Queen of England ░░░░░░░░ Prince of Wales which ░░░░░░░░ been corrected here in ░░░░░░░░ second version The Prime ░░░░░░░░ of the United Kingdom ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister of Ireland ░░░░░░░░ President of France the ░░░░░░░░ of Poland We talked ░░░░░░░░ everything Should I immediately ░░░░░░░░ the FBI about these ░░░░░░░░ and meetings As if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t know the ░░░░░░░░ between lunch with the ░░░░░░░░ of England and stuff ░░░░░░░░ from a Russian translator ░░░░░░░░ Lunch with the Queen ░░░░░░░░ England is not regulated ░░░░░░░░ Information coming into the ░░░░░░░░ something of value is ░░░░░░░░ and is prohibited as ░░░░░░░░ said in laws that ░░░░░░░░ swore to uphold Smith ░░░░░░░░ s a new thing ░░░░░░░░ brand new thing that ░░░░░░░░ about to happen in ░░░░░░░░ Senate and we ll ░░░░░░░░ live coverage of that ░░░░░░░░ just a moment It ░░░░░░░░ new to us Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the Senate are working ░░░░░░░░ new legislation that would ░░░░░░░░ it a requirement of ░░░░░░░░ not just of rules ░░░░░░░░ regulations as previously stated ░░░░░░░░ the requirement of law ░░░░░░░░ you report such contacts ░░░░░░░░ the FBI It s ░░░░░░░░ illegal and would be ░░░░░░░░ felony to accept such ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ thing of value But ░░░░░░░░ they want to make ░░░░░░░░ a law that you ░░░░░░░░ to report to the ░░░░░░░░ NAPOLITANO You know it ░░░░░░░░ interesting because the FBI ░░░░░░░░ said under oath at ░░░░░░░░ confirmation hearing in response ░░░░░░░░ a question from senator ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham NAPOLITANO Of ░░░░░░░░ people Yes this should ░░░░░░░░ reported immediately The President ░░░░░░░░ George Stephanopoulos the FBI ░░░░░░░░ is wrong Such a ░░░░░░░░ would clarify this and ░░░░░░░░ upon the president whoever ░░░░░░░░ may be more of ░░░░░░░░ burden to enforce these ░░░░░░░░ on him or herself ░░░░░░░░ well as on anybody ░░░░░░░░ running for office Smith ░░░░░░░░ you heard this what ░░░░░░░░ your first reaction NAPOLITANO ░░░░░░░░ President of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America is prepared ░░░░░░░░ commit a felony to ░░░░░░░░ re elected That was ░░░░░░░░ reaction and it was ░░░░░░░░ a happy one I ░░░░░░░░ not happy to hear ░░░░░░░░ I thought he shot ░░░░░░░░ in the foot politically ░░░░░░░░ I wish he hadn ░░░░░░░░ said it but he ░░░░░░░░