President Trump is reportedly considering adding Alan Dershowitz to his legal team as the Democratic Party’s impeachment case moves to trial in the Senate. Doing so would be a mistake.

If the White House does recruit Dershowitz, Trump might just be the least controversial client the Harvard emeritus professor has represented. Some of his clients, such as Claus von Bulow, O.J. Simpson, Mike Tyson, and most recently, Jeffrey Epstein, raise concerning questions about Dershowitz’s legal prudence and his personal relations.