"Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law professor emeritus, told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Donald Trump could pursue unprecedented remedies after newly declassified intelligence records allegedly showed a coordinated effort within the intelligence community to support Trump's 2019 impeachment.
The documents were released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Dershowitz argued on "Bianca Across the Nation" that the revelations, if proven, would have dramatically altered the outcome in the House and raised serious constitutional concerns about the legitimacy of the impeachment itself.
"If this were a criminal case, I would be in court today seeking to overturn the conviction or dismiss the indictment because government officials willfully and deliberately withheld exculpatory evidence," Dershowitz said. "Had they had this evidence, I'm sure there are many Democrats who would never have voted to impeach."
Dershowitz said impeachment, unlike a criminal trial, offers no clear mechanism for reversal, leaving Trump in largely uncharted legal territory.
He outlined two possible paths, both without precedent. One option would be for Congress to revisit the matter.
"One of the options is to go to Congress and to convene a committee of Congress, asking them to rescind the 2019-2020 impeachment provisions because they were based on unconstitutional information," Dershowitz said.
Another — more unlikely — route would involve the Supreme Court."
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