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    The Case Against Impeachment

    In an excerpt from his new book, a lawyer, lifelong Democrat and constitutional scholar argues for President Trump's civil liberties, as he would for anyone.
    by Alan Dershowitz Jul 20, 2018 6 minutes
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    Alan Dershowitz is best known for his work with high-profile clients like O.J. Simpson, Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst and Claus von Bülow (whose murder conviction he got overturned in 1985; Dershowitz’s best-selling Reversal of Fortune followed). But the Harvard Law Professor is gaining notoriety and criticism, among fellow Democrats, for something else: His views regarding President Donald Trump. Dershowitz has clearly stated that he does not support his agenda. Rather, he is defending his civil liberties, as he would anyone’s, a view laid out in his new book.

    Dershowitz is first and foremost a scholar of constitutional law. Among his positions: That Trump, as head of our “unitary executive” branch, has the right and authority to order the attorney general and FBI director to investigate and potentially charge a person with crimes—or drop the matter altogether. These are not powers that Dershowitz approves of; he would be in favor of eliminating them. “But,” he writes, “I

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