Dershowitz calls himself a “liberal Democrat,” and says he voted for the 2016 Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, over Trump. He has also tried to downplay his role on Trump’s defense team, insisting he isn’t a “full-fledged” member.
“I’m not here for a political discussion,” he said on Sunday.
On Saturday night, House managers outlined their formal case against the president, writing that “the facts are indisputable, and the evidence is overwhelming.” The president’s lawyers responded in a brief maintaining that Trump did nothing wrong with Ukraine.
In his recent book on impeachment, Dershowitz wrote that “an American should not collude with a foreign power in an effort to enhance his candidacy.” But on Sunday, Dershowitz would not comment on whether he agreed with the Trump legal team’s brief.
“I didn’t sign that brief. I didn’t even see the brief until after it was filed,” he said. “That’s not part of my mandate. My mandate is to determine what is a constitutionally authorized criteria for impeachment.”
“If the allegations are not impeachable, then this trial should result in an acquittal,” Dershowitz said, “regardless of whether the conduct is regarded as OK by you or by me or by voters.”
Source: politico.com
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