Alan Dershowitz: Nancy Pelosi should be "ashamed of herself"

Harvard law professor and lawyer Alan Dershowitz said Thursday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be "ashamed of herself" for allegedly declaring her wanting to see President Trump in prison. Dershowitz also defended the president's right to fight back.

"I must tell you that, as a Liberal Democrat, I am dismayed by Nancy Pelosi's idea is to make the criminal justice system criminalized – and to call for the imprisonment of the President of the United States. without him being charged with any crime, without being charged with any impenetrable offense – it's just outrageous, "said Dershowitz on Fox News" The Ingraham Angle ".

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"You can not just target a president and say we want to see him in jail without producing evidence," said Dershowitz.

"You can not just target a president and say we want to see him in jail without producing evidence."

– Alan Dershowitz

Politico reported that Pelosi made this remark at a meeting with other great Democrats.

"I do not want to see him charged, I want to see him in prison," Pelosi said, according to Politico, who cited several Democratic sources.

Trump responded Thursday in an exclusive interview with Laura Ingraham, calling the Democratic leader "disgrace".

"I think she is a shame. In fact, I do not think she's a talented person, I tried to be nice to her because I would have liked to do some business, "said Trump in" The Ingraham Angle. "

Dershowitz defended the president's response and continued to fire Pelosi, claiming that his comments were a "fundamental violation of civil liberties".

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"First of all, he can not be tried, convicted and jailed as long as he is president of the United States," said Dershowitz. "I do not know what she was thinking about, but it was absolutely horrendous, as a liberal – liberal, the idea of ​​the most important Democrat in the United States, calling for the jail term of the United States. a president, is a fundamental violation of civil liberties, the rule of law and American justice, she should be absolutely ashamed of herself. "