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Alan Dershowitz: Congress is trying to 'create crimes out of nothing'
the hill ^ | 11/10/19 | BY TAL AXELROD

Posted on 11/10/2019 12:30:52 PM PST by Jim Robinson

Attorney Alan Dershowitz warned that Americans should be “frightened” of the House’s impeachment investigation, accusing Democrats of trying to “create crimes out of nothing.”

“Whether you’re from New York or the middle of the country, you should be frightened by efforts to try to create crimes out of nothing,” Dershowitz said Sunday on John Catsimatidis’ radio show.

“Well, I spent the afternoon yesterday searching the federal criminal statutes from beginning to end. I couldn’t find the crime.”

The House’s impeachment inquiry was launched in September amid Democratic concerns that Trump leveraged $400 million in military aid to pressure Zelensky to publicly open an investigation on unfounded corruption allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden, a top political rival.

The White House has repeatedly blasted the House investigation as a "witch hunt" and decrying Democrats' efforts as "unhinged" last week after they voted to formalize the inquiry.

“First they made up collusion… I searched the statute books. There’s no crime of collusion… with a foreign country. After that ,they said obstruction of Congress,” Dershowitz said.

“In a desperate effort to try to find crimes [committed by] President Trump, they’re just making it up. And that means we are all in danger.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: Jim Robinson

“Alan Dershowitz: Congress is trying to ‘create crimes out of nothing’”

And he is a lifelong hard nose Democrat. I think many of the old time Democrats are aghast at what the Democrat Party has become.


21 posted on 11/10/2019 12:55:26 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Bob434

“he’s (Dersh) a lib but fairly fair minded in some areas”

He’s one of the few libs who understands and reveres the Constitution. I have to hand it to him. He’s lost most of his friends and colleagues because he supports the Constitution over the current coup d’etat. Most people on the left aren’t that principled.


22 posted on 11/10/2019 12:56:42 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ("I've read the back of The Book, and we win.")
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To: Jim Robinson

Thanks for posting. What was your 1st clue nitwit?


23 posted on 11/10/2019 12:57:42 PM PST by PGalt
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To: Jim Robinson

all a distraction to keep Trump from the agenda that won him the election (end illegal immigration, the wall, etc)


24 posted on 11/10/2019 12:58:49 PM PST by sheehan (DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS.)
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To: CMailBag

Likely, but not a certainty.


25 posted on 11/10/2019 1:00:18 PM PST by centurion316
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To: MayflowerMadam
He’s lost most of his friends and colleagues because he supports the Constitution over the current coup d’etat.

YUP! With the nuclear, hair-trigger Trump topic, The Dersh had to have KNOWN 100% that peeping out a single word of Trump support would nuke his whole social circle.

It either took guts or knowledge it was just a matter of time until he was undone by some other Very Powerful Force. Or maybe a combo of those two.

But I like to think it's the first only.

26 posted on 11/10/2019 1:01:58 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Jim Robinson

Stalin’s henchman Beria - “Show me the man, I’ll show you the crime.”

The Democrats in the House caucus never had access to that keen intellect. They know there must be a crime, but be darned if they can identify it. Even their highly inventive definitions of a “crime” fall way short.


27 posted on 11/10/2019 1:05:18 PM PST by alloysteel (Nowhere in the Universe is there escape from the consequences of the crime of stupidity.)
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To: gaijin
"He’s lost most of his friends and colleagues because he supports the Constitution over the current coup d’etat."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....IN YOUR DREAMS GIJIN

28 posted on 11/10/2019 1:21:02 PM PST by yoe
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To: SunkenCiv; flaglady47; Trump Girl Kit Cat; Jim Robinson; M Kehoe; seenenuf; Maine Mariner; ...
"Who are you going to vote for, Dersh? "Well, the Democrats of course, as always"

If you have a source for that quote, I'd like to see it. For ages, Dersh has openly identified himself as a "liberal Democrat" with libertarian leanings. He doesn't hide it.

In this election cycle, he has been an ardent Trump supporter and a staunch advocate for most key conservative principles, with few exceptions. Actually, he (with his keen legal mind) has been one of most effective guys on our side, with his acumen continually and rationally framing defenses for our beleaguered President.

However, I always hold my breath when it comes to some of the big-name TV political personalities....some can (and have) turned on a dime (like the Mooch and others) much to our dismay and chagrin.

But I DO have faith, however, in Dersh staying the course....and I don't believe for a New York minute that he will vote for ANY of the Demoncrat clown-troupe candidates come election day...as the above alleged quote states.

Leni

29 posted on 11/10/2019 1:23:58 PM PST by MinuteGal ( MAGA ! ! !....MAGA ! ! !....MAGA ! ! !)
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To: Jim Robinson
From where I sit Dershowitz is the *last* ally that any Republican President would have. Gotta give him credit for his defense of the rule of law.
30 posted on 11/10/2019 1:41:24 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: CivilWarBrewing
Dershowitz was an anti-Trumper around the time Epstein was arrested. Now after Epstein died he is somewhat on Trumps side.
Coincidence?
31 posted on 11/10/2019 1:55:07 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Jim Robinson

many of us don’t like some of Alan’s politics BUT I want to thank and compliment him again for being as honest as he is about this “impeachment” krap

he has been quite straight-forward and also willing to speak out...

(he’s mentioned that it cost him many of his friends in the left wing camp, which has been where he has spent most of his time......... I would say that if being honest loses me any friends, those kind of friends were never worth having as friends anyway

it is better to have less friends, than to have dishonest, crooked, corrupt, or otherwise immoral friends
imho

i hope and trust Mr. Derschavitz understands, realizes he’s lost nothing of any real value by being honest


32 posted on 11/10/2019 1:57:06 PM PST by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not , born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Jim Robinson

Show them the man, they’ll find the crime.

Eventually...


33 posted on 11/10/2019 2:00:52 PM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: PGalt; Jim Robinson
I don't think he meant you are a nitwit, Jim...
34 posted on 11/10/2019 2:16:08 PM PST by null and void (Convicted spies are shot, traitors are hanged, saboteurs are subject to summary execution...)
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To: Jim Robinson

35 posted on 11/10/2019 2:19:12 PM PST by BraveMan
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To: Jim Robinson

Men like Dershowitz are increasingly rare. He calls it like he see’s it. We may not appreciate his politics, but his politics don’t color his sense of right & wrong on the moral questions.


36 posted on 11/10/2019 2:20:07 PM PST by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

How can they do that? If the crimes were committed by the FedGov prior to President Trump taking office, how can they obscure the timeline to make it look like they were committed by Trump?


37 posted on 11/10/2019 2:22:53 PM PST by FormerFRLurker (Keep calm and vote your conscience.)
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We don’t even need imaginations to comprehend what these people will do to us, if they succeed here.

I’ve mentioned on other threads that I keep having dreams of the footage I saw of the Brown Shirts running people down and smashing windows. We’re almost there.


38 posted on 11/10/2019 2:38:04 PM PST by combat_boots (TGod bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust! Hi)
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To: Jim Robinson; All

So, now we have one honest Democrat


39 posted on 11/10/2019 2:44:25 PM PST by A strike ( Every knee shall bow)
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To: polymuser
The writer is another media hack who spreads the lie that the crimes committed by Biden are unfounded. The only reason they would be unfounded is because nobody is looking for them, especially the media and FIB. If they opened their eyes they would see Biden on video bragging about extorting and blackmailing the Ukrainian government. He even incriminated his boss Barry Obama in his crime.
40 posted on 11/10/2019 2:44:30 PM PST by Rdct29 (Democrats are the new Nazi's. They think they deserve total control over the people)
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