The infamous lawyer Alan Dershowitz has represented a litany of offenders, including convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein and child sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein.
But he's said his "worst controversy" was his decision to defend former President Donald Trump in Trump's first Senate impeachment trial last year. He's repeatedly defended Trump on television as well, even after Trump's lies about the 2020 election incited a mob of pro-Trump extremists to attack the United States Capitol.
Trump and other right-wing celebrities continue to peddle these same lies about the validity of the 2020 election, though there's been no evidence of widespread fraud and the Trump campaign's attempts to litigate the election have near-unanimously failed.
In a Fox News interview this week, Dershowitz told the network's conservative viewers that the claims of widespread fraud aren't in sync with reality.
Watch below.
Dershowitz: The evidence seems to strongly suggest that it wasn\u2019t stolen and that the outcome was rightpic.twitter.com/thXmc5zUlb— Acyn (@Acyn) 1626397805
Dershowitz said:
"There's never been a perfect election. JFK's election wasn't perfect. George Bush's election wasn't perfect. And the current election wasn't perfect. Number two, the evidence seems to strongly suggest that it wasn't stolen, and that the outcome was right."
He then addressed the ongoing Republican fantasies that Trump will somehow be reinstated as President:
"There would not be a reversal of fortune, a reversal of the election. That would not happen, unless we found — unbelievably — it didn't happen here, massive, massive, deliberate fraud. But it's just not going to happen."
In the MAGA-sphere, however, claiming that Biden was legitimately elected—and that Trump won't be back in the White House any time soon—are highly controversial statements.
Trump's supporters weren't happy to hear what Dershowitz had to say.
I am shocked at Hannity tonight. The \u2018aw shucks\u2019 attitude by Hannity, Dershowitz, that mistakes were made, live and learn, Move on and be better. Seriously? This was the worst, outright concerted fraud effort on an election, in history. It wasn\u2019t miss-counted votes, it was FRAUD!https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1415831055387570184\u00a0\u2026— Imissthe80s (@Imissthe80s) 1626411199
Can\u2019t believe Dershowitz said audits will not show massive voter fraud and that even though voter fraud is proven and states are overturned that election will not be overturned. Said Biden will be allowed to keep his stolen office. Hannity agreed! PATHETIC!— keith anderson (@keith anderson) 1626401447
Alan Dershowitz on Hannity thinks audits of the election are good and he magically knows the outcome, It will show mistakes but no stolen election.\n\nHow in the hell would he know, is he doing the audits in all the battleground states?— Trump WON!! (@Trump WON!!) 1626398094
FOX NEWS STILL GETTING ELECTION NEWS WRONG-ARIZONA & GEORGIA BOTH HAD TERRIBLE REPORTS ON ELECTION FRAUD TODAY-ON HANNITY THEY R STILL LYING- ALLEN DERSHOWITZ SPEWING THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FRAUD THAT COULD CHANGE RESULTS- ONLY AZ WITH 74,000 FRAUD VOTES & GA WITH 60% ERROR RATE— Linda Lee Landa (@Linda Lee Landa) 1626399312
\u20acuck Fox News! \u20acuck Dershowitz!! How can you let this clown on TV??!! Oh yeah... Fake news.— Shaun Yancik (@Shaun Yancik) 1626398252
Has Anyone Asked Allen Dershowitz WHAT WILL Happen When they PROVE that FRAUD on the Election DAY And TRUMP IS STILL THE RIGHTFUL PRESIDENT— Joseph Metivier (@Joseph Metivier) 1625924430
Trump's critics were surprised to see one of the former President's defenders say something truthful about the election.
Is Fox backing away from their election fever dream?https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1415841131904962560\u00a0\u2026— Brian Ray (@Brian Ray) 1626415730
Dershowitz - it was stolen! Trump forever!\n\nHarvard - umm no all our donors are withholding cash - we can\u2019t fire you because you have tenure but how about we adjust your salary to $1\n\nDershowitz - nah it wasn\u2019t stolenhttps://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1415841131904962560\u00a0\u2026— Tristan Snell (@Tristan Snell) 1626399359
Well this was a surprising turn of events.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1415841131904962560\u00a0\u2026— MarkHBoston (@MarkHBoston) 1626399786
It appears MAGA has now canceled Dershowitz.
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