He supports the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights as essential protections, even when they make criminal prosecutions more difficult to achieve.

“it's our Constitution that says that the accused has the right to stand before the accuser in a jury of their peers well what do you think most these women want to do if they if they truly are a victim they don't want to sit in front of their accused”

The current ICE policy of entering homes without a judicial warrant is an unconstitutional violation of fundamental rights.

“The truth is that ICE and DHS have deliberately and purposely trained their agents to break the law. I am shocked as I say those words, but they are the truth. ICE has trained officers of the United States government to disregard the Constitution and violate people's fundamental rights”

The Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure applies to all people, regardless of citizenship status.

“Now, what's the most important here is the amendment specifies people, not just United States citizens, but all people for a specific reason.”

The First Amendment is essential for human truth-seeking, and the failure of society to uphold free speech in the face of institutional lies leads to totalitarianism.

“the First Amendment exists not just so you can hear what I have to say but humans have a need to speak truth”

Filming the police is a constitutionally protected activity.

“He had a phone out, which is legally protected. That's constitutionally protected. You can film the cops.”

Steve Schmidt maintains that fundamental rights such as freedom of speech are granted by a higher power and secured through the sacrifices of those who fought for them, not by government officials.

“These rights do not come from men, do not come from women. They come from a higher power. That's what we believe as Americans.”