Can this be true?
Dershowitz tells me he'll be speaking on the Senate floor to argue against Trump's impeachment next week. Says POTUS asked him to do it. Says he will argue the case that abuse of power and obstruction of congress are not "high crimes and misdemeanors" that deserve impeachment.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 17, 2020
Seriusly? Alan Dershowitz is going to stand in the Senate and argue that abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are not high crimes and misdemeanors that the Founders would have thought warranted impeachment and removal? I wonder what he believes a president has to do to meet that bar, then?
I’ve seen Dershowitz on television a few times over the past few months and, though I once viewed him with considerable regard, it seems clear to me that he is well past the peak of his abilities. Mostly, this tweet by Washington Post reporter Dawsey saddens me: the once-formidable Dershowitz appears likely to end his public life as a feeble-minded fool.