Dershowitz to Newsmax: Trump Seeks Vindication, Not Payout

Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law professor emeritus, told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s push for about $230 million in compensation from the Department of Justice isn’t about personal gain but about vindication after what he called years of politically motivated investigations.

Dershowitz told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” that Trump “has the right to seek compensation” for alleged actions against him during and after the Biden administration — including the Russia collusion investigation, the classified documents case, and the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.

But, he stressed, the issue is “more about principle than money.”

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