Attorney Alan Dershowitz reiterated in a new opinion piece that he believes a special counsel probe into the Russia matter is not the right way to conduct the investigation.
In his column, Dershowitz called out The Hill for taking something he wrote previously out of context. He then used the opportunity to clarify his stance on how the Russia investigation is being conducted.
"Brent Budowsky [of The Hill] criticizes me for allegedly saying that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation 'endangers democracy,'" Dershowitz wrote. "He quotes a story from The Hill that puts the words 'endangers democracy' in quotation marks following the unquoted words, 'special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.'
"But if he had gone back to the original source, he would have seen that The Hill quoted the words 'endangers democracy' completely out of context. I used these words not to describe Mueller's investigation, but rather, in reference to the criminalization of political differences."
Dershowitz noted that he feels the Russia investigation should be undertaken in public, not behind closed doors via Mueller's probe.
"I have also favored a thorough investigation of Russian interference in our presidential election. However, I prefer that it be conducted by a nonpartisan commission appointed by Congress — similar to the 9/11 commission — that would take evidence in public rather than behind closed doors," he wrote.
Mueller, a former FBI director, is leading the Department of Justice's probe into whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia. Leaks from the investigation suggest that the probe is heating up as Mueller continues to look for links between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
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