Eric began Friday's show with presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway, who opined on this week's federal court's ruling that President Trump's travel ban should continue to be suspended. "We are fully confident that we will prevail on the merits," she insisted. "We can take a number of different steps and the president will make that decision in due course. 'Extreme vetting' was the idea of candidate Trump based on information that he had received, and since then as commander-in-chief he is much more convinced that he will take whatever steps are necessary to keep the nation safe. Under a fair reading of the statute and the Constitution, the president is well within his authority. He is focused on the nation's security." Conway turned to her own controversy, which began when she endorsed Ivanka Trump's clothing line. "The president said he backs me 100% and I am very blessed to work for a man who has been pro-woman his entire career. He understands that I meant no malice and I hope that someday the president will get the credit he deserves. The political left is a bit hysterical these days!"

Now that President Trump's travel ban has been suspended by a panel of federal judges, what are his options? Eric posed that question to law professor John Eastman and journalist Jesse Byrnes. "The executive order was patently constitutional," Eastman declared, "so the president should continue to go back to the courts and he should also issue new executive orders. The law is just so clear here, the Supreme Court has ruled that questions about who to admit into the country are solely up to the executive branch. I think this was a coup d'état by a judiciary that is refusing to recognize the results of the election!" Byrnes contended that Supreme Court, which now has only eight justices, may rule against the Trump administration. "The 9th Circuit rejected the government's argument that the travel ban should be reinstituted immediately for national security reasons. If it goes to the Supreme Court, it could be deadlocked 4 - 4 and the 9th Circuit ruling would stand."

Fox News strategic analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters frequently calls Russia the greatest threat to America and the world. He entered the No Spin Zone to buttress his case. "It's not only because Russia has an arsenal of nuclear weapons," Peters said, "but Vladimir Putin is the first European head of state since Hitler to invade his neighbors. Putin is doing his best to break up NATO, the most successful peacetime alliance in history, and he's trying to break up the EU and supporting neo-fascist candidates. He's aligned with our arch-enemy Iran and his military is slaughtering civilians in Syria. And, by the way, he murders his political opponents." Eric argued that, in fact, Iran poses an even greater threat than Russia: "The mullahs and the people chant 'death to America,' they're weaponizing, they finance terror, and they're getting nuclear weapons."

Some student journalists at UC Berkeley are actually defending the violence perpetrated on campus when right-wing author Milo Yiannopoulos came to speak. Eric debated the protests with Horace Cooper and Jamila Bey. "These young students at Berkeley," Bey said in their defense, "are among the smartest in the world and they put themselves on the line in defense of their fellow students. They are doing battle to say they do not accept the violence that Milo brings. Milo has made millions of dollars bringing terror and violence to individuals he doesn't like." But Cooper accused the students and their defenders of encouraging more violence. "The rhetoric in these op-eds and the behavior at Berkeley means it is okay for masked intruders to beat the hell out of people because they don't agree with what they are standing for. The First Amendment's purpose is to have a civil argument, not a violent one. Milo has not injured one person, this was dangerous and unacceptable!"

Eric introduced excerpts from Bill's interview with President Trump. Here are a few highlights:

O'Reilly: Let's talk about Iran. Do you think we are on a collision course with that country?
President Trump: I think the deal made by the Obama administration was the worst deal ever, it's a shame that we had to sign a deal like that. We gave them $1.7 billion in cash, and we have really nothing to show for it.
O'Reilly: Is it possible that you'll tear it up?
President Trump: We'll see what happens. They have total disregard for our country, they are the number one terrorist state, they are sending money and weapons all over the place.
O'Reilly: You're moving an aircraft carrier over there, right?
President Trump: I never talk about military moves, I always criticized President Obama for doing that.

O'Reilly: Do you respect Putin?
President Trump: I respect him, but that doesn't mean I'm going to get along with him. If Russia helps us in the fight against ISIS and Islamic terrorism, that's a good thing.
O'Reilly: But Putin's a killer.
President Trump: There are a lot of killers. Do you think our country is so innocent?
O'Reilly: I don't know of any government leaders who are killers.
President Trump: Well, take a look at what we've done, we've made a lot of mistakes.

O'Reilly: As you know, California is considering becoming a 'sanctuary state.' So California and the USA are on a collision course.
President Trump: I'm very much opposed to sanctuary cities, they breed tremendous crime. This was a campaign issue and California is in many ways out of control. People are leaving California to move to Texas and other places that are run in a different manner. We will certainly not stand for sanctuary cities, let along sanctuary states.

O'Reilly: Is there any validity to the criticism that you say things you can't back up factually. If you say there are 3-million illegal aliens who voted but you don't have the data to back it up, some people say that's irresponsible for a president to do.
President Trump: Many people have come out and said I'm right. When you look at the registration, there are many dead people who have voted and people who have voted in two states. There are a lot of bad things happening, take a look at the registration, it's a really bad situation.
O'Reilly: But the data has to show that 3-million illegals voted.
President Trump: I'm going to set up a commission to be headed by Vice President Mike Pence and we're going to look at it very carefully.

President Trump's travel ban and immigration policies have ignited protests in some parts of the country. Eric analyzed the situation with columnist Kristen Soltis Anderson and attorney Danielle McLaughlin. "Donald Trump always said that he would prioritize the deportation of criminals first," Anderson said, "and this is what his executive order says. The actions against sanctuary cities are among the most popular things in public opinion polls, but you're going to see a lot more people turning out to protest." McLaughlin pointed out that deportation of illegal immigrants is nothing new. "There were ICE raids in Massachusetts early in the Obama administration and he deported about 3-million people. The issue is whether people want to see people who are here illegally have a path to citizenship, and there is public support for that."