Legal experts say Trump can definitely reopen Alcatraz, but could face 'avalanche of lawsuits'

Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett and former General Counsel of the Navy Van Hipp joined Fox Friends on Monday to discuss President Donald Trump's call to reopen the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco California It's a provocative idea which may be why Trump is proposing it So the sound you hear are all the liberal heads exploding at the same time Progressives frown on prisons They tend to favor nanny daycare for hardened criminals Jarrett described host Brian Kilmeade Trump called for the reopening of the notorious prison in a Truth Social post It is however federal property so this can be done but it'd have to be rebuilt almost entirely It's so outdated and crumbling And here's the vital part it has landmark status So there would be an avalanche of lawsuits that would supposedly tie it up for years Don't forget this is California Jarrett continued TRUMP OPEN TO SENDING VIOLENT AMERICAN CRIMINALS TO EL SALVADOR PRISONSHipp a former U S Army deputy assistant secretary declared Trump could absolutely reopen Alcatraz For those folks who are complaining it's going to cost too much it's going to be too arduous to do from a construction standpoint We've had a builder in this country the best builder in America for years and years in the commercial sector is a guy by the name of Donald Trump I think he can give if they try to slow roll this and bureaucrats try to do what they like to do I think the president can give them all the advice they need on how to reopen Alcatraz the right way he described Fox and Friends on Monday Alcatraz opened in but the prison located on a -acre spit of rock was shuttered after years REBUILD AND OPEN ALCATRAZ the president explained on social media For too long America has been plagued by vicious violent and repeat Criminal Offenders the dregs of society who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering THE ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ WHAT HAPPENED BIGGEST CONSPIRACY THEORIES SURROUNDING THE INFAMOUS PRISON BREAKCLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURETrump commented he is directing the Bureau of Prisons Department of Justice FBI and Department of Homeland Defense to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt Alcatraz to house America s preponderance ruthless and violent offenders Hipp informed Fox and Friends the move was what Americans voted for This is what the American people voted for at large They're tired of thugs and gangs roaming rampant on our city streets They're tired of murderers and terrorists coming across our dividing line And sometimes we forget why we have a federal authorities The states came together to provide for the common defense of the American people That's why we had the federal cabinet and I think President Trump realizes that it's his preponderance critical responsibility Hipp noted Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this analysis