President Donald Trump is adding three seasoned lawyers to his impeachment legal defence team, including the hard-charging prosecutor whose work led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment. 9News
"He is participating in this impeachment trial to defend the integrity of the Constitution and to prevent the creation of a dangerous constitutional precedent," said the legal team, which noted Mr Dershowitz opposed Mr Clinton's impeachment and voted for his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 presidential election.
Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor, gained fame as a member of O.J. Simpson's defence team in the ex-football star's criminal trial in the mid-1990s.Some aides have privately voiced concerns that his presence could be distracting given his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the late paedophile businessman.
Dershowitz has since countersued, claiming she defamed and intentionally inflicted emotional distress on him. After the announcement on Friday morning, Lewinsky tweeted, "this is definitely an 'are you f---ing kidding me?' kinda day." Mr Trump has relied on Mr Dershowitz for advice throughout the Mueller investigation and during his impeachment. The two had been in discussions about Mr Dershowitz joining for several weeks.
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