Fox News Civil War: Tucker Carlson Repeatedly Mocks ‘Daytime Host’ Shepard Smith

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Nowhere and ░░░░░░░░ is totally no consensus ░░░░░░░░ what major parts of ░░░░░░░░ mean For example legal ░░░░░░░░ appear to be even ░░░░░░░░ tonight whether the president ░░░░░░░░ phone call with the ░░░░░░░░ president was illegal So ░░░░░░░░ wanted to get to ░░░░░░░░ bottom of that obviously ░░░░░░░░ last night we asked ░░░░░░░░ diGenova on the show ░░░░░░░░ is a attorney and ░░░░░░░░ put that Q to ░░░░░░░░ said no there is ░░░░░░░░ evidence at all That ░░░░░░░░ caused quite a firestorm ░░░░░░░░ so we asked Joe ░░░░░░░░ to come back tonight ░░░░░░░░ update Joe thanks so ░░░░░░░░ tonight for coming on ░░░░░░░░ want for our viewers ░░░░░░░░ are not familiar with ░░░░░░░░ exactly happened to know ░░░░░░░░ is a quick update ░░░░░░░░ judge Andrew Napolitano a ░░░░░░░░ analyst at fox and ░░░░░░░░ very nice guy went ░░░░░░░░ one of our daytime ░░░░░░░░ and declared that the ░░░░░░░░ s phone call with ░░░░░░░░ head of Ukraine was ░░░░░░░░ crime Here s what ░░░░░░░░ said It is a ░░░░░░░░ for the president to ░░░░░░░░ aid for his campaign ░░░░░░░░ a foreign government So ░░░░░░░░ would be that to ░░░░░░░░ the president has admitted ░░░░░░░░ in and of itself ░░░░░░░░ crime Yes Tucker So ░░░░░░░░ definitely got our attention ░░░░░░░░ course it s a ░░░░░░░░ And so I ask ░░░░░░░░ because you prosecuted a ░░░░░░░░ of crimes and for ░░░░░░░░ that didn t see ░░░░░░░░ here s what you ░░░░░░░░ Well I think judge ░░░░░░░░ is a fool and ░░░░░░░░ think what he said ░░░░░░░░ is foolish No it ░░░░░░░░ not a crime Let ░░░░░░░░ underscore emphatically that nothing ░░░░░░░░ the president said on ░░░░░░░░ call or what we ░░░░░░░░ he said on that ░░░░░░░░ constitutes a crime and ░░░░░░░░ if he had said ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ the money it would ░░░░░░░░ be a crime Tuck ░░░░░░░░ our daytime host who ░░░░░░░░ judge Napolitano was watching ░░░░░░░░ night and was outraged ░░░░░░░░ what you said and ░░░░░░░░ ironically called you partisan ░░░░░░░░ s what he said ░░░░░░░░ A partisan guest who ░░░░░░░░ President Trump was asked ░░░░░░░░ judge Napolitano s legal ░░░░░░░░ And when he was ░░░░░░░░ he said unchallenged judge ░░░░░░░░ is a fool Attacking ░░░░░░░░ colleague who is here ░░░░░░░░ offer legal assessments on ░░░░░░░░ air in our work ░░░░░░░░ is repugnant Tucker Repugnant ░░░░░░░░ clear if that was ░░░░░░░░ or me but someone ░░░░░░░░ repugnant and here is ░░░░░░░░ last soundbite here is ░░░░░░░░ judge Napolitano responded A ░░░░░░░░ of legal authority and ░░░░░░░░ join it on the ░░░░░░░░ side And the other ░░░░░░░░ basically says anything that ░░░░░░░░ the campaign whether it ░░░░░░░░ cash or emails or ░░░░░░░░ your opponent is a ░░░░░░░░ of value Shepard And ░░░░░░░░ requesting it is a ░░░░░░░░ Yes Tucker Now unlike ░░░░░░░░ some dayside holy spirits ░░░░░░░░ m not very partisan ░░░░░░░░ it was a sincere ░░░░░░░░ Is it a crime ░░░░░░░░ not Given everything that ░░░░░░░░ happened in the last ░░░░░░░░ hours I want to ░░░░░░░░ it to you again ░░░░░░░░ it a crime or ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely not Now let ░░░░░░░░ sort of educate judge ░░░░░░░░ The president of the ░░░░░░░░ States is the executive ░░░░░░░░ under article 2 He ░░░░░░░░ the chief law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ can ask anyone a ░░░░░░░░ a foreign leader a ░░░░░░░░ He can make a ░░░░░░░░ about an investigation because ░░░░░░░░ runs them And by ░░░░░░░░ way in the latest ░░░░░░░░ 2 with the whistleblower ░░░░░░░░ office of legal counsel ░░░░░░░░ said that requesting information ░░░░░░░░ a foreign government is ░░░░░░░░ a thing of value ░░░░░░░░ is not a foreign ░░░░░░░░ I really I must ░░░░░░░░ this I have been ░░░░░░░░ U S Attorney and ░░░░░░░░ counsel and investigative counsel ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill in the ░░░░░░░░ and the Senate Judge ░░░░░░░░ has never been a ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney He has ░░░░░░░░ been a federal prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ has never conducted a ░░░░░░░░ grand jury I have ░░░░░░░░ all of those things ░░░░░░░░ if he wants to ░░░░░░░░ an opinion that s ░░░░░░░░ I am not a ░░░░░░░░ fox contributor I am ░░░░░░░░ guest of fox network ░░░░░░░░ come on when they ░░░░░░░░ me So and I ░░░░░░░░ told please whatever you ░░░░░░░░ tell the truth don ░░░░░░░░ make things up Don ░░░░░░░░ cover so what I ░░░░░░░░ I believe and of ░░░░░░░░ as a matter of ░░░░░░░░ I know what I ░░░░░░░░ talking about in the ░░░░░░░░ I try to be ░░░░░░░░ I was very truthful ░░░░░░░░ night Tucker That s ░░░░░░░░ of the crux of ░░░░░░░░ for me I m ░░░░░░░░ a lawyer at all ░░░░░░░░ s why I solicited ░░░░░░░░ opinion I also know ░░░░░░░░ some things are subjective ░░░░░░░░ people of goodwill have ░░░░░░░░ views And so that ░░░░░░░░ why it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ honest to me when ░░░░░░░░ host any host on ░░░░░░░░ channel including this one ░░░░░░░░ that the answer is ░░░░░░░░ There is ironclad consensus ░░░░░░░░ what the answer is ░░░░░░░░ there in fact isn ░░░░░░░░ when it s a ░░░░░░░░ question That s not ░░░░░░░░ is it That s ░░░░░░░░ No No it isn ░░░░░░░░ at all You were ░░░░░░░░ me my legal opinion ░░░░░░░░ I gave it Judge ░░░░░░░░ gave his legal opinion ░░░░░░░░ he is entitled to ░░░░░░░░ But I can tell ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ a former United States ░░░░░░░░ I m right Tucker ░░░░░░░░ Why do we find ░░░░░░░░ selves in a situation ░░░░░░░░ people aren t willing ░░░░░░░░ admit that their passions ░░░░░░░░ guiding their news coverage ░░░░░░░░ t it be better ░░░░░░░░ we just said out ░░░░░░░░ you know this is ░░░░░░░░ I think For example ░░░░░░░░ will never hear me ░░░░░░░░ Rachel Maddow I never ░░░░░░░░ with anything she says ░░░░░░░░ it s her opinion ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t it be ░░░░░░░░ if we were all ░░░░░░░░ transparent about what s ░░░░░░░░ our shows Tucker I ░░░░░░░░ t agree with you ░░░░░░░░ That s why when ░░░░░░░░ come on fox I ░░░░░░░░ what I believe and ░░░░░░░░ I know I never ░░░░░░░░ things up I never ░░░░░░░░ to cover up for ░░░░░░░░ I am blatantly obvious ░░░░░░░░ the fact that I ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States I believe he ░░░░░░░░ been framed I believe ░░░░░░░░ is an innocent man ░░░░░░░░ will defend him to ░░░░░░░░ death Judge Napolitano just ░░░░░░░░ t like the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States He ░░░░░░░░ entitled to that he ░░░░░░░░ entitled to feel that ░░░░░░░░ He is a disappointed ░░░░░░░░ seeker He didn t ░░░░░░░░ the seat on the ░░░░░░░░ Court that he desperately ░░░░░░░░ and he has been ░░░░░░░░ about it ever since ░░░░░░░░ showed it yesterday and ░░░░░░░░ showed it so many ░░░░░░░░ over the last year ░░░░░░░░ s pretty embarrassing actually ░░░░░░░░ me You know I ░░░░░░░░ the guy God bless ░░░░░░░░ Tucker I do too ░░░░░░░░ invited him on tonight ░░░░░░░░ the way It makes ░░░░░░░░ cynical when you dress ░░░░░░░░ news coverage when you ░░░░░░░░ up partisanship as news ░░░░░░░░ and pretend that your ░░░░░░░░ political opinions are news ░░░░░░░░ know people tune out ░░░░░░░░ do Tucker They know ░░░░░░░░ when they see it ░░░░░░░░ thank you for being ░░░░░░░░ tonight Good to see ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.