Joy Behar has declared that figures accused of participating in Jeffrey Epstein's sordid sexual-trafficking ring deserve death.
The View host made the stark call as she and her co-anchors were discussing the significance of the latest 'Epstein Files' disclosures Wednesday.
It came a day after the Department of Justice revealed the previously redacted names of six powerful men once in Jeffrey Epstein's orbit.
Their names emerged after the revelation that Donald Trump's secretary of commerce, Howard Lutnick, also visited the sexual-trafficker's private island in 2012 despite initially insisting otherwise.
Lutnick, 64, originally said he cut off contact with the disgraced financier in 2005 before being unmasked - fueling Behar's rage as she spoke.
Behar's Comments
'No, there's nothing worse,' the host said of child predator. 'If you are accused of sexually assaulting a nine year old, a 12 year old, whatever, there's nothing worse than that. In fact, I believe in the death penalty for some of these.'
She added: 'Of course they'll cover for each other. Of course they're going to lie - because once that gets out, they are finished. So just accept that they are liars.'
The men named have not been accused of criminal wrongdoing.
In Lutnick's case, though, the disproven claims have raised alarms.
The pains officials have gone through to redact his and others' names has also perturbed some.
Hostin Calls on Lutnick to Resign
Sunny Hostin, a former federal attorney, told the panel that Lutnick should either resign or be fired as she called on Trump who appointed him, to do the honors.
'This is the commerce secretary,' she said. 'This is the person that is the chief advisor on the economy to the president, job growth. We're talking about trade.
'The fact that he could lie so audaciously means to me that he is not fit for his position. He must resign. We should be collectively calling for his resignation.
'He is unfit, as much of the cabinet is unfit, but he is especially unfit.
'Resignation is the right thing, and he if he doesn't resign, this guy Lutnick, I think the president is really good at firing people. Remember: "You're fired! You're fired!" He needs to fire him.'
New Epstein Documents Name Six Prominent Men
'When you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas,' Whoopi Goldberg added.
'Well, the fleas are coming home to roost.'
The six men identified this week were Victoria's Secret founder Leslie Wexner, Emirati billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Italian politician Nicola Caputo, and three lesser-known men known as Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, and Leonic Leonov.
Wexner, 88, was the only one labeled a co-conspirator by the FBI.
The others corresponded with Epstein about subjects ranging from business deals to politics and sexual activity, feds wrote in the files.
Key redacted emails in the Epstein files as fury grows over why the names are hidden
The Epstein Files contain numerous instances in which the identities of people who sent concerning emails to the late child predator have been redacted.
Included in the emails are repeated disturbing references to girls and young women, but the names of the senders are blacked out.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) passed by Congress in November compelled the Justice Department to release all of the records in its possession.
It did require the redaction of identifying information about Epstein's victims, who numbered more than 1,000 according to the FBI.
But the law said no records could be 'withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.'
Members of Congress were given access to unredacted versions of the files on Monday under strict conditions, and what they saw is likely to spur further outrage.
'I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons,' Democratic congressman Jamie Raskin said. That included 'people who were enablers and cooperators.'
Republican congressman Thomas Massie said he discovered the names of six men whose identities were redacted, and who 'are likely incriminated by their inclusion in these files.'
Massie declined to provide their identities but said one 'is pretty high up in a foreign government.'