‘Deliberately wrenched out of context’: Dershowitz defends ‘public interest’ impeachment argument

Attorney Alan Dershowitz defended his controversial argument that President Trump believed his reelection was in the public interest when he called for an investigation into Joe Biden.

During the question and answer portion of the Senate impeachment trial, the Trump defense team lawyer said, “Every public official that I know believes that his election is in the public interest, and, mostly, you’re right. Your election is in the public interest. And, if a president did something that he believes will help him get elected, in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”