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The infamous lawyer Alan Dershowitz has represented a litany of offenders, including convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein and child sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein.
But he's said his "worst controversy" was his decision to defend former President Donald Trump in Trump's first Senate impeachment trial last year. He's repeatedly defended Trump on television as well, even after Trump's lies about the 2020 election incited a mob of pro-Trump extremists to attack the United States Capitol.
Trump and other right-wing celebrities continue to peddle these same lies about the validity of the 2020 election, though there's been no evidence of widespread fraud and the Trump campaign's attempts to litigate the election have near-unanimously failed.
In a Fox News interview this week, Dershowitz told the network's conservative viewers that the claims of widespread fraud aren't in sync with reality.
Watch below.
Dershowitz said:
"There's never been a perfect election. JFK's election wasn't perfect. George Bush's election wasn't perfect. And the current election wasn't perfect. Number two, the evidence seems to strongly suggest that it wasn't stolen, and that the outcome was right."
He then addressed the ongoing Republican fantasies that Trump will somehow be reinstated as President:
"There would not be a reversal of fortune, a reversal of the election. That would not happen, unless we found — unbelievably — it didn't happen here, massive, massive, deliberate fraud. But it's just not going to happen."
In the MAGA-sphere, however, claiming that Biden was legitimately elected—and that Trump won't be back in the White House any time soon—are highly controversial statements.
Trump's supporters weren't happy to hear what Dershowitz had to say.
I am shocked at Hannity tonight. The ‘aw shucks’ attitude by Hannity, Dershowitz, that mistakes were made, live and… https://t.co/OuUfgHp52v— Imissthe80s (@Imissthe80s) 1626411199.0
Can’t believe Dershowitz said audits will not show massive voter fraud and that even though voter fraud is proven a… https://t.co/sIGlRvvR42— keith anderson (@keith anderson) 1626401447.0
Alan Dershowitz on Hannity thinks audits of the election are good and he magically knows the outcome, It will show… https://t.co/RwMzaiNJfJ— Trump WON!! (@Trump WON!!) 1626398094.0
FOX NEWS STILL GETTING ELECTION NEWS WRONG-ARIZONA & GEORGIA BOTH HAD TERRIBLE REPORTS ON ELECTION FRAUD TODAY-ON H… https://t.co/DAxjMj8AUU— Linda Lee Landa (@Linda Lee Landa) 1626399312.0
€uck Fox News! €uck Dershowitz!! How can you let this clown on TV??!! Oh yeah... Fake news.— Shaun Yancik (@Shaun Yancik) 1626398252.0
Trump's critics were surprised to see one of the former President's defenders say something truthful about the election.
Is Fox backing away from their election fever dream? https://t.co/krq5bSvUqB— Brian Ray (@Brian Ray) 1626415730.0
Dershowitz - it was stolen! Trump forever! Harvard - umm no all our donors are withholding cash - we can’t fire yo… https://t.co/aZO9OIBIjZ— Tristan Snell (@Tristan Snell) 1626399359.0
Well this was a surprising turn of events. https://t.co/ce3ArzpoRM— MarkHBoston (@MarkHBoston) 1626399786.0
It appears MAGA has now canceled Dershowitz.