Dershowitz just revealed the absurdity of the Trump defense.
He argued that Trump believes his election is in the public interest and therefore if he uses his power to help his reelection - by pressuring a foreign government to investigate his opponent - that's not impeachable
He argued that Trump believes his election is in the public interest and therefore if he uses his power to help his reelection - by pressuring a foreign government to investigate his opponent - that's not impeachable
"Every public official that I know believes that his election is in the public interest... If a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment."
Nixon used the power of the presidency to cover up the Watergate burglary because if voters found out his aides were involved it would damage his reelection chances. Since Nixon believed his reelection was in the public interest, the cover up was not impeachable.
