Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz on Tuesday slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s lawsuit against President Trump for “depriving” voters of a “fair election.” , added that the presiding judge should “absolutely” resign.
Dershowitz appeared on “Hannity” to discuss former President Donald Trump’s trial, which began Monday. In the case, he accused Mr. Bragg of falsifying his business records in order to pay hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. Fox host Sean Hannity questioned the former law professor about Mr. Bragg’s growing charges against Mr. Trump and his assertion that Chief Justice Juan Marchan’s daughter may have a conflict of interest. (Related article: Dismissed juror tells MSNBC of ‘unpleasant’ experience with Trump in court: ‘This is just a different person’)
“Well, I want fair elections. I’m an American voter, but I haven’t decided who to vote for or against at this point. I just want fair elections.” “This incident deprives the American people — and I’m speaking on behalf of the American people, not for either candidate — of their right to a fair election,” Dershowitz said.
“President Trump is supposed to be in Pennsylvania today. There is a statute that gives him the right to leave court at any time, but that provision says, “Unless there is public objection.” In other words, prosecutors have a veto over the judge’s decision whether to allow them to leave the courtroom that day. It is unconstitutional and this case should be fought. ”
Dershowitz went on to say that Trump’s lawyers should file a motion challenging the judge’s authority to allow Trump to leave the court only conditionally, calling the entire case “election interference.” . Hannity then questioned the former law professor about Marchand’s decision to continue with the case, but Dershowitz called out the judge’s daughter.
“His lawyers should immediately file a motion under Article 340.50, in which the judge has the power to remove him from court and allow him to campaign, unless the prosecution agrees to it. This is clearly unconstitutional in this case. A gag order is unconstitutional. It does not prevent a defendant from attacking a witness or attacking the judge’s daughter. If that could be grounds for disqualification,” Dershowitz said.
“Look, I agree with Greg. The American people are tired of seeing the legal system weaponized. Democrats and Republicans, Trump supporters and Biden supporters alike. We should be appalled by the thumb, in this case the elbow of the Democratic-led criminal justice system, without a district attorney who campaigned on a promise to essentially get Trump. We have the right to decide who we vote for. We have the right not to be subject to election interference. This incident is a classic example of election interference.”
“Do you think he should have stood down?” Hannity asked.
“Of course, that’s not even a subtle question,” Dershowitz replied. “[His daughter] She can make money, but she’s probably making money just from the fact that he’s in charge of the case. And if Trump loses as a result of the judge’s ruling, she will put the money in the bank. That’s a conflict of interest,” Dershowitz replied.
Marchan expanded the gag order against Trump in early April after the judge’s daughter accused him of allegedly making comments about the former president online. President Trump criticized Marchand for sitting on her daughter’s case, saying it had a conflict of interest with her political positions, but the New York State Unified Court ruled that the account was erroneously hers. Certified.
