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Alan Dershowitz Says It Would Be ‘Illegal’ To Bar Donald Trump From Holding Office Again

Alan Dershowitz Says It Would Be ‘Illegal’ To Bar Donald Trump From Holding Office Again

In an interview with Newsmax on Saturday, constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz said that it would be “illegal” to bar former President Donald Trump from ever holding office again. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives impeached Trump last week, claiming that he incited an insurrection against the U.S. government when he directed his supporters to storm […]

3y ago

Alan Dershowitz Says Impeaching Donald Trump Post-Presidency Is ‘Plainly Unconstitutional’

Alan Dershowitz Says Impeaching Donald Trump Post-Presidency Is ‘Plainly Unconstitutional’

High-profile lawyer Alan Dershowitz, who acted as part of Donald Trump’s legal defense amid the first impeachment trial, believes that the current push to impeach the head of state after his time in office is “plainly unconstitutional,” Breitbart reported. “If you can impeach anyone who is not a sitting president, there are no limits to […]

3y ago

Alan Dershowitz Says Donald Trump Will Not Likely Be Able To Overturn Election Results

Alan Dershowitz Says Donald Trump Will Not Likely Be Able To Overturn Election Results

Celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz spoke to Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday and suggested that Donald Trump will not likely be able to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Raw Story reported. “They have to show that it affected numbers that are greater than the margin of victory,” he told the host. Dershowitz noted […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Explains How Donald Trump Could Still Win The Election Through SCOTUS

Alan Dershowitz Explains How Donald Trump Could Still Win The Election Through SCOTUS

Despite the fact that former Delaware Sen. Joe Biden is widely projected to be the next president of the United States, noted lawyer Alan Dershowitz is claiming that there is still a path for Donald Trump to claim victory, per Townhall. Dershowitz first rose to fame as a left-wing legal mind who almost managed to […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Claims George Soros Asked Barack Obama To Investigate A Soon-To-Be-Named Person

Alan Dershowitz Claims George Soros Asked Barack Obama To Investigate A Soon-To-Be-Named Person

High-profile defense attorney Alan Dershowitz, who was a part of President Donald Trump‘s impeachment legal team, recently claimed in an interview with Breitbart News that billionaire George Soros told then-President Barack Obama to investigate someone whose identity will be soon revealed. According to Dershowitz, the target of the alleged investigation will be revealed in a […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz: Nancy Pelosi And Chuck Schumer ‘Have To Go’

Alan Dershowitz: Nancy Pelosi And Chuck Schumer ‘Have To Go’

Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, who defended President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial, claims that the Democratic Party needs new leadership if it wants to hold power in the United States Congress, according to The Hill. Speaking with radio host John Catsimatidis on Sunday, Dershowitz said that Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy […]

4y ago

Republicans Chose To ‘Anoint’ Donald Trump ‘King Or Emperor’ With Impeachment Acquittal Vote, Columnist Says

Republicans Chose To ‘Anoint’ Donald Trump ‘King Or Emperor’ With Impeachment Acquittal Vote, Columnist Says

As expected, the impeachment trial of Donald Trump ended on Wednesday with a near-party line vote to acquit him on both articles — abuse of power, and obstruction of Congress. The impeachment stemmed from Trump’s illegal refusal to hand over congressionally-approved military aid to Ukraine unless that country’s government announced a bogus investigation into Trump’s […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Says Donald Trump’s Ukraine Behavior Will Influence His 2020 Election Vote

Alan Dershowitz Says Donald Trump’s Ukraine Behavior Will Influence His 2020 Election Vote

Although high-profile attorney Alan Dershowitz was part of Donald Trump‘s impeachment defense team, Newsweek reports that the retired Harvard professor told Chris Wallace that the president’s Ukraine foreign policy will still have an impact on his 2020 vote. “Do you find it troubling, problematic that a president would link in any way, forget his motive, […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Defends Donald Trump: ‘Nobody Should Regard Him As Having Been Impeached’

Alan Dershowitz Defends Donald Trump: ‘Nobody Should Regard Him As Having Been Impeached’

On Friday, in a 51-49 vote, the GOP-controlled Senate voted against calling additional documents and witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. According to The Guardian, this has all but paved the way for Trump’s acquittal. The president is expected to be cleared of all wrongdoing next Wednesday. Nonetheless, even if acquitted, Trump […]

4y ago

Harvard Professor Slams Alan Dershowitz For Wrongly Citing His Work In Impeachment Trial, Says ‘It’s A Joke’

Harvard Professor Slams Alan Dershowitz For Wrongly Citing His Work In Impeachment Trial, Says ‘It’s A Joke’

A Harvard University professor whose work was cited frequently by Alan Dershowitz during Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is pushing back, saying his views on presidential abuse of power are being twisted. In defending Trump, Dershowitz claimed that Harvard professor Nikolas Bowie had made a case that abuse of power by a president would not warrant […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Argues Donald Trump’s Alleged Quid Pro Quo Was In Public Interest

Alan Dershowitz Argues Donald Trump’s Alleged Quid Pro Quo Was In Public Interest

Alan Dershowitz, one of Donald Trump‘s impeachment defense lawyers, argued Wednesday that the president’s alleged quid pro quo with Ukraine was in the public interest and thus not impeachable, NBC News reports. Trump is accused of leveraging foreign aid to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to secure investigations into his Democratic rival, Joe Biden. Although […]

4y ago

Andrew Napolitano Disagrees With Alan Dershowitz’s Impeachment Defense

Andrew Napolitano Disagrees With Alan Dershowitz’s Impeachment Defense

High-profile defense attorney Alan Dershowitz — who helped defend Jeffrey Epstein — is now arguing in defense of Donald Trump for the Senate impeachment trial. Although he argued Monday that the president’s conduct did not meet the criteria for impeachment, Fox News judge Andrew Napolitano appeared on the network Tuesday morning and claimed the opposite, […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz: House Democrats ‘Didn’t Come Close To Alleging Impeachable Offenses’

Alan Dershowitz: House Democrats ‘Didn’t Come Close To Alleging Impeachable Offenses’

The United States Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is well underway, and both sides have been given the opportunity to present their arguments. Democratic House impeachment managers took three days to wrap up their opening statements, and the president’s legal team has so far offered only two hours of defense. According to Alan […]

4y ago

‘Bogus Legal Arguments’ By Donald Trump’s Impeachment Lawyers Must Not Be Allowed, Laurence Tribe Declares

‘Bogus Legal Arguments’ By Donald Trump’s Impeachment Lawyers Must Not Be Allowed, Laurence Tribe Declares

In a seven-page brief released over the weekend, impeachment lawyers for Donald Trump revealed their legal strategy for mounting a defense in the Senate impeachment trial, which gets underway on Tuesday. But a leading Constitutional scholar, Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe, warned in a Washington Post op-ed column on Sunday that Trump’s lawyers are simply […]

4y ago

‘Absurdist’ Alan Dershowitz Defense Of Donald Trump Ripped By Adam Schiff As Impeachment Managers Submit Case

‘Absurdist’ Alan Dershowitz Defense Of Donald Trump Ripped By Adam Schiff As Impeachment Managers Submit Case

After lawyer Alan Dershowitz described what he said will be his arguments to defend Donald Trump in Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial, California House Representative Adam Schiff slammed Dershowitz’s defense as “absurdist,” according to an account by The Hill. Schiff leads the team of impeachment “managers,” the House reps picked by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to present […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Is ‘Completely Wacko’ And Offering ‘Bizarro Defense’ Of Donald Trump, Says Laurence Tribe

Alan Dershowitz Is ‘Completely Wacko’ And Offering ‘Bizarro Defense’ Of Donald Trump, Says Laurence Tribe

Earlier this week, the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump passed by the House of Representatives moved to the United States Senate. In order to defend himself, Trump has hired an all-star legal team, with Alan Dershowitz, a scholar of constitutional law and criminal law, as its most prominent member. On a number of […]

4y ago

Donald Trump’s Decision To Hire ‘Reality Show’ Legal Team Could Backfire Spectacularly, Says Expert

Donald Trump’s Decision To Hire ‘Reality Show’ Legal Team Could Backfire Spectacularly, Says Expert

Earlier this week, after a long period of back-and-forth between the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and the GOP-controlled Senate, the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump moved to the upper chamber. Acting as jurors, the lawmakers will decide whether to convict or acquit the president, who has made sure to hire an all-star […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Considering Adding Controversial Lawyer Alan Dershowitz To Impeachment Team, Report Claims

Donald Trump Considering Adding Controversial Lawyer Alan Dershowitz To Impeachment Team, Report Claims

President Donald Trump is considering adding controversial lawyer Alan Dershowitz to his legal team for his likely impeachment trial, according to ABC News. Trump and top advisers are considering making additions to his legal team for the expected Senate impeachment trial and Dershowitz’s name has come up as a possibility. Despite a longtime reputation as […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Defends Donald Trump, Says ‘Impeachment Process Is Quasi-Criminal In Nature’

Alan Dershowitz Defends Donald Trump, Says ‘Impeachment Process Is Quasi-Criminal In Nature’

In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Sunday, Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz weighed in on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, reports RealClearPolitics. Host Maria Bartiromo opened the discussion asking about the recently-held public hearings. According to Dershowitz, the hearings did not help House Democrats build a convincing case against the […]

4y ago

Alan Dershowitz Says He Would Vote For Joe Biden Over Donald Trump

Alan Dershowitz Says He Would Vote For Joe Biden Over Donald Trump

Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said in a radio interview aired on Thursday that he would vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, The Hill reports. “I’m a strong supporter of Joe Biden. I like Joe Biden. I’ve liked him for a long time, and I could enthusiastically support Joe Biden,” the lawyer said. […]

5y ago

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