Former Fox News analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters accused President Donald Trump of sedition for a tweet threatening civil war if he was impeached, saying he was “inciting violence.”

Peters was appearing on Anderson Cooper’s program Monday night. Cooper ran an extra hour of Anderson Cooper 360 to cover for Chris Cuomo, who was off.

Colonel Peters, when you see the president tweet about Civil War … I’m wondering what your reaction is,” Cooper asked.

“One word, sedition,” Peters said. “Trump is inciting violence against the legitimate government of the United States and the constitutional order. And, Anderson, that is a grave crime. You can argue about the meaning of treason, what constitutes it, what doesn’t–sedition is very clear cut.”

“Trump, he’s afraid. He’s a frightened, frightened man. If he loses the election and it’s not a forgone conclusion that he will but if he does, he’ll face the rest of his life in courtrooms, perhaps in prison,” he continued.

“You see Republicans on Capitol Hill just cowering, just cowering, afraid of Donald Trump, this bloated old charlatan who never served in any capacity and all these Republican patriots who served, they’re running to make excuses for him, cringing. I know my views are strong on this,” he said.

“With this president, it’s always been said everything is transactional, relationships are transactional,” Cooper noted.

“It’s Trump is all about Trump is all about Trump,” Peters said. And I really feel sorry for the people who voted for him who convinced themselves that this man is a patriot.”

Peters previously worked as an analyst for Fox, but has since become a fierce critic of Trump and the network.

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