Alan Dershowitz Alleges ‘Major’ Issue in Trump Criminal Trial

The retired Harvard Law professor weighed in on the New York case.
Alan Dershowitz Alleges ‘Major’ Issue in Trump Criminal Trial
(Left) Alan Dershowitz. (Right) Former President Donald Trump. Mario Tama, Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz said last week that he believes the prosecutor who brought the New York criminal case against former President Donald Trump should instead be investigated.

In a social media post late last week, Mr. Dershowitz said that a “major [issue]” in the case is how prosecutors will have to prove to the jury that payments President Trump sent to a former associate and lawyer, Michael Cohen, are actually illegal. In the case, prosecutors alleged that President Trump allegedly initiated a reimbursement plan for Mr. Cohen so he could pay an adult film performer to remain silent about an alleged affair the former president has denied.
Jack Phillips
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