Seth Abramson on Dershowitz...

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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1221961941993885696.html

So far my most articulate reaction to this @AlanDersh arg is OMG WTF
mentions To say Abuse of Power and Obstruction aren't impeachable is batsh*t
mentions As a former @AlanDersh student I officially wash my hands of all this
mentions I mean he is engaging but so is a particularly well-placed trash fire
mentions I'm no Con Law historian but neither is Dersh and this history is wacky
mentions I mean Bribery *did* happen here so what is he even talking about
mentions Dershowitz is like famous for saying impeachment doesn't require a crime
mentions Dersh is giving this argument instead of Turley because Turley says it's BS
mentions If criminal-like is the standard Dersh what Trump did is hella criminal-like
mentions Dersh is saying anything "akin to Bribery" is impeachable OMG YES OK!
mentions Getting confused remind me did Trump ask Dersh to speak or the Dems
mentions My god @AlanDersh is low-key a grenade in the middle of Trump's defense
mentions Is there any chance that Dershowitz only read the articles' *titles*?
mentions Is he saying only one branch of government can be above the law at once?
mentions I won't be surprised if he quotes Calvin & Hobbes and not the philosophers
mentions This is as wild a romp through history as I once heard Don King give in 1995 at Dartmouth
mentions I don't think I could offer a better argument than this for Trump's impeachment, so if that's what Dershowitz is doing this is the best trolling/stealth-disloyalty-to-client ever seen in the history of legal representation
mentions Can a defendant sue a lawyer for malpractice following an impeachment trial

[marble falls]

1. We live in interesting times.

[crickets]

2. "I mean he is engaging but so is a particularly well-placed trash fire" is my fave. nt