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Alan Dershowitz told donald trump The president is joking about running for president again as the Constitution is “not clear” on a third term in office, according to a new report.
Dershowitz, Trump’s The former lawyer met with the president in the Oval Office and said he gave the GOP leader a draft of his new book. The document reportedly outlines how a president can run for a third term, and Dershowitz says Trump plans to read it.
“I said ‘It’s not clear whether a president can run for president a third time and it’s not clear whether that’s allowed,'” Dershowitz explained. wall street journal,
In his book titled Can President Trump constitutionally serve a third term?Dershowitz has presented several scenarios that he believes could allow Trump to return to power.
One of those scenarios would involve members of electoral college Abstain from your vote if Trump wins another election. This would allow Congress to pick and choose the President.
however, National Constitution Center told WSJ The scenario Dershowitz describes has happened only twice in history. Neither incident prompted Congress to take a decision on the President.
James Sample, Hofstra University professor Law The school also described the idea as “absurd” in an interview. WSJ,
“One scenario that I think there is semi-credible concern about is a scenario in which two allies — perhaps J.D. Vance and Donald Trump Jr. or whoever, walk away with a plan not to serve; resign upon taking office; and because the Speaker of the House is not required to be a member of Congress, Trump is elected speaker for succession purposes,” Sample said.
Meanwhile, Trump’s own chief of staff dismissed rumors that he might run for president again. Susie Wills told Vanity Fair That his boss “knows he can’t run again.”
Even Trump himself has admitted this Constitution It was “very clear” that he “was not allowed to escape.”
Despite this, his supporters continue to push the idea that he could win. unprecedented third term In 2028. Furthermore, Trump has continued selling hats Reading “Trump 2028” for $50.
Dershowitz told WSJ which he handed over Billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson A copy of his book. Looking at the book, he claims she said, “Is this real? Oh God, I hope so.”
Later, during a hanukkah At the celebration at the White House, Adelson recalled the conversation and said, “Alan, I agree with you.”
“So we can do this,” she said.
Shortly afterward, the crowd began chanting “four more years” as Trump smiled.
with mikeHe claimed that Adelson had said, “Think about it, and I’ll give you another $250 million.”
Federal Election Commission records, viewed by WSJThere are suggestions that Adelson donated $100 million to a pro-Trump political action committee and $145 million to other Republicans during the 2024 presidential election.