Donald Trump’s top impeachment defense attorney Alan Dershowitz took to Twitter on Tuesday to retract on what he said about impeachment just 22 years ago.
“To the extent there are inconsistencies between my current position and what I said 22 years ago, I am correct today,” Dershowitz argued.
He went on to claim that, “abuse of power and obstruction of congress are neither crimes nor criminal-like behavior.”
“So I have now thoroughly researched the issue and concluded that although a technical crime with all the elements may not be required, criminal like behavior akin to treason and bribery is required,” he added.
“To the extent therefore that my 1998 off-the-cuff interview statement suggested the opposite, I retract it,” Dershowitz said. “Scholars learn to adapt and even change old views as they do more research.”
Take a look at his Twitter thread below:
(1 of 3)To the extent there are inconsistencies between my current position and what I said 22 years ago, I am correct today. During the Clinton impeachment, the issue was not whether a technical crime was required, because he was charged with perjury.
— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) January 21, 2020
(2of 3
Therefore, I didn’t research the issue; I relied on the academic consensus that a crime was not required. In Trump impeachment, on the other hand, that is the critical issue, because abuse of power and obstruction of congress are neither crimes nor criminal- like behavior.— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) January 21, 2020
(3 of 3)So I have now thoroughly researched the issue and concluded that although a technical crime with all the elements may not be required, criminal like behavior akin to treason and bribery is required.
— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) January 21, 2020
(3 of 3 cont) To the extent therefore that my 1998 off-the-cuff interview statement suggested the opposite, I retract it. Scholars learn to adapt and even change old views as they do more research.
— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) January 21, 2020
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