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The Dershow

Dershow Exclusive: Trump Impeachment Lawyers

The Dershow

Alan Dershowitz | Kast Media

News, Politics

4.41.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

I interview two of Trump's Impeachment Lawyers David Heim & Michael Van Der Veen. We discuss the Constitution, McCarthyism, and the backlash they experienced.

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0:00.0

We have Michael van der Veeen and we have David Haim.

0:05.0

Michael van der Veeen, you may remember presented some of the arguments, particularly the

0:09.4

First Amendment argument, and David Haim drafted the brief on the First Amendment.

0:14.5

I'm going to ask them hard questions, personal questions about how they and their family

0:21.2

and fellow lawyers reacted to their defense of the Constitution and their defense of Donald

0:26.3

Trump.

0:27.3

You'll hear it all on the Dershow.

0:31.0

Today on the Dershow, we're fortunate to have two great lawyers, both of whom played

0:35.5

a very important role in the historic acquittal of former President Donald Trump when he

0:41.0

was tried by the Senate for impeachment.

0:44.7

And these are lawyers who basically focused on the constitutional issues, particularly

0:50.8

the First Amendment issues.

0:52.3

And on the Dershow, I'm going to ask them the hard questions that you want to ask them.

0:56.6

And so let me introduce two great lawyers.

1:00.5

First of all, let me introduce Michael van der Veeen, Michael van der Veeen, and David Haim.

1:09.8

Michael van der Veeen, you'll remember, actually presented the First Amendment argument.

1:14.8

And David apparently helped draft and conceptualize the argument.

1:21.7

And so we'll hear about each of their roles.

1:24.6

But before we turn to that and before we turn to any of my questions, I know you're both

1:29.5

eminent lawyers from Philadelphia.

1:32.7

Give us just a word of background about your history as lawyers.

1:38.3

Mike, first.

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