Did anyone see Dershowitz’s latest defense argument?“Every public official that I know believes that his election is in the public interest,” celebrity attorney Dershowitz said. “And mostly you’re right. Your election is in the public interest. And if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected, in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment,” he added.
So asking a foreign government to investigate a domestic political rival to obtain opposition research that can be used for a re-election is in the interest of the American people and not personal benefit. That is the most corrupt, authoritarian argument I ever heard. Note the defense has yet to explain why if this was in the national interest and foreign policy then why didn’t he go to Congress and tell them "I’m putting a hold on the aid until I see “insert condition(s)” from Ukrainian government"? Answer: cause it was personal interest and unjustified.
Did anyone see Dershowitz’s latest defense argument?“Every public official that I know believes that his election is in the public interest,” celebrity attorney Dershowitz said. “And mostly you’re right. Your election is in the public interest. And if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected, in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment,” he added.
So asking a foreign government to investigate a domestic political rival to obtain opposition research that can be used for a re-election is in the interest of the American people and not personal benefit. That is the most corrupt, authoritarian argument I ever heard. Note the defense has yet to explain why if this was in the national interest and foreign policy then why didn’t he go to Congress and tell them "I’m putting a hold on the aid until I see “insert condition(s)” from Ukrainian government"? Answer: cause it was personal interest and unjustified.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dershowitz-unconventional-defense-trump-senate-impeachment-trial-enters-new-phase