Dershowitz says he's not taking money for work on Trump legal team

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill


BY ARIS FOLLEY - 01/18/20 08:21 AM EST

Attorney Alan Dershowitz said Friday night that he will not be pocketing any money for his work on President Trump’s impeachment defense team.

During an appearance on "Anderson Cooper 360," the attorney said the details of his payment arrangement haven’t “been discussed” yet, but added, “If I were to be paid, all the money would go to charity.”

“I will not take a single penny of payment that I would keep based on what I’m doing,” he said. “I’m doing this because I strongly believe in the Constitution. I strongly oppose the impeachment. I worry about the weaponization of impeachment, and it could be used in other cases.”

“But I’m not part of the regular team that will be making strategic decisions and participating in questions about whether there should be witnesses or not,” Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor who also opposed former President Clinton’s impeachment, also clarified. “That’s going to be left to others.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/478908-dershowitz-says-hes-not-taking-money-for-work-on-trump-legal-team

[George II]

1. He was on either CNN or MSNBC this morning, he actually changed that comment....

...he said "I'm not keeping any money I get." So he is getting paid.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. That's code for they are paying him under the table.

[cstanleytech]

5. It could also be code for "I am being blackmailed to do the job for free" because remember this

is Trump and he does not like paying anyone the money he owes them and he will do anything to avoid having to do so.

[azureblue]

11. the Epstein fraternity

NT

[cstanleytech]

17. Not a good fraternity to be a member of as its members end up suicidied.

[RobinA]

19. I Think It's Code

for, I’m not breaking the law by giving the POTUS a huge ass gift, because that would be illegal.

[sarcasmo]

20. That's code for, Trump has no cash.

[lagomorph777]

42. Putin's paying him under the table.

[monmouth4]

3. OR, his membership at Mar-a-Lago will be covered..n/t

[cstanleytech]

4. WTH? There is no weaponization of impeachment in this case at all as Trump was caught red handed

using the power of the office of President of the United States to threaten another country to get them to help him with digging up dirt on a political rival to help him win an election.

[reggaehead]

6. Yeah well,

Chump says he isn't taking a salary. And Douche Jr. talks about the sacrifices his family has made. When the fact is they are stealing more money now than at any precious time in their life.

[guillaumeb]

7. He will make his money when he is paid a huge advance for writing a book. eom

[Hoyt]

8. Like trump would pay.

[Dem2theMax]

13. Exactly! nt.

.

[TryLogic]

30. Exactly. Trump doesn't pay. No need to expect him to.

[SunSeeker]

9. Yeah, working for free just like Manafort.

[lagomorph777]

43. Paid by Putin, just like Manafort and Giuliani

[SunSeeker]

47. Directly or indirectly, yup. nt

[RKP5637]

10. I often think Dershowitz likes the camera light on him and the limelight theatrics.

Money is nice too! I often find him to be ridiculous.

[RockRaven]

12. Trump's got Epstein-leverage so Dersh doesn't dare send him a bill...

Trump would refuse to pay it anyway, but best not provoke someone who can ruin you.

[C_U_L8R]

14. Capt Underpants Esq must be bartering for 'massages'

and Trump Hotel 'room service'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Getting paid Epstein style

[marble falls]

15. Obviously they have the tapes.

[Grokenstein]

16. Even if he didn't get a dime

They wouldn't get their money's worth out of him.

[Takket]

18. he is being paid all right...........

his payment is drumpf not exposing the names of all the children Dersh abused with Epstein.

[Doreen]

21. Didn't trump say something like that before?

You know, the one about if he does get money he will donate it to charity?

Then didn't.

[JohnnyRingo]

23. Saying "I'll do it for free" doesn't make him seem less...

...of a Trump sycophant. Why on Earth would he want to help Trump dodge charges?

[GeorgiaPeanut]

24. He is being paid in silence for his Jeff Epstein adventures

[disndat]

41. Exacly right!

Dershowitz owes Trump a HUGE "Epstein" debt.

[ashredux]

25. It's all about a possible need of a Pardon.....

It’s all about the possible need of a Pardon. That massage at Epstein’s place wasn’t an “old Russian lady”. It was a fourteen year old girl. He do however keep his underwear on. They were around his ankles!

[exboyfil]

26. I think it has already been established he has been paid

by Russian and Russian linked Ukranians. He is a walking conflict of interest (like his "client&quot .

[lagomorph777]

44. just like Giuliani - paid by his "client" Parnas; then Parnas took orders from him...

...which is confusing to put it kindly.

[Mike Nelson]

27. I can translate Al's comment...

... "I'm not getting the traditional lawyer-client pay - I'm getting much more in dirty, swampy money." Same as Rudy, Jarvanka and all the other swindlers.

[infullview]

28. Oh what the hell, he's made enough in bribes to do a little pro-bono work now and again

[greenjar_01]

29. Pro Bono for the super rich and powerful

What a concept. One of the themes of "Reversal of Fortune" was that Dershowitz was soaking Claus Von Bulow on behalf of his poor clients, who would then receive pro bono representation through the money Von Bulow paid. Guess those days are over, supposing they ever were...

The whole "not getting paid" thing is clearly some means of corruption in the Trump orbit, as the way Kuschner and Ivanka Trump skirt the nepotism laws, and nobody says shit about the obvious flouting of legal statutes.

[dbonds]

31. So Dershowitz is just a witness...

Now that is settled, let the witnesses be called.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

32. As I said elsewhere...

...it would surprise me to find that he wasn't paying trump to be part of the team.

[Turbineguy]

34. It's the smart play

Trump would stiff him anyway.

[Bradical79]

35. So, non-monetary compensation and distraction

Tying himself to Trump again helps him out when it comes to Epstein questions. Maybe angle for a pardon if the Epstein stuff takes a bad turn for him, and ties him to Trump's tens of millions of cultish supporters.

[TexasBushwhacker]

36. Then he is providing his services as a gift, as Guilliani did

And Trump has to include the fair market value of these gifts on his income statement. Bill Clinton's impeachment left him $16 Million in debt when he left the White House.

[XRubicon]

37. You can't expect pay when working to avoid kompromat release.

[Beartracks]

38. The Constitution demanded the impeachment.

You cannot simultaneously oppose the impeachment and "strongly believe in the Constitution."

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[Odoreida]

39. He doesn't need the money and ...

... he's doing it for love.


Trump ==> <== The Dersh







Or favors to be redeemed later.

[friendly_iconoclast]

40. Looks like *somebody* got an offer he couldn't refuse...

[Kid Berwyn]

45. "Will work for massages."

While keeping underwear on.

[diva77]

46. I wonder why Harvard retains his services

[Marthe48]

48. fat chance the loser pays anybody anything

n/t

[MosheFeingold]

49. He's a purist

Dershowitz is a legal purist. He once said he’d act as Hitler’s lawyer and try to get him acquitted — and if he succeeded, he’d then kill him personally.

This is no different.

From a purist lawyer’s perspective, there are issues with the indictment from the House, particularly the “contempt of Congress” charge.

So this doesn’t surprise me.

[Pisces]

50. Dershowitz is pig and should not be allowed to talk until he's been introduced as Epstein's friend

And massage enthusiast. No one should take this windbag seriously.

[Miguelito Loveless]

51. Of course he isn't getting paid

Trump never pays.

[Tatertot]

52. Foreign bank

Somebody needs to check him for a foreign bank account populated by trump friendly foreign money like Manifort. And check Rudy too

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

53. Trump is getting what he's paying for.

An ignorant legal whore--wait, there are somethings even a prostitute won't do--who is willing to say whatever he thinks his new pedophilia client wants him to say, even if it directly contradicts something he said during the Clinton impeachment trial. All four guest lawyers couldn't stop from laughing when shown D.'s latest arguments played on "AM Joy."

[lark]

54. Nah, he's been blackmailed or he's getting some kind of remittance from someone.

Maybe both?

[yellowcanine]

55. Maybe he is being paid in Massages at Mar-el-Lago?

With his underwear on of course.

[jcmaine72]

56. Dersho The Kid Loving Clown

Obviously Dersho still has his old "This time I treat. Next time you treat". arrangement in place with Dotard left over from their days hanging together at Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex slave farm.

[davsand]

57. Sounds like he'll get paid exactly what he's worth. N/T