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Alan Dershowitz, a former lawyer for President Donald Trump, recently said in an interview that he and Trump have discussed the possibility of Trump running for a third term in office — an action that would violate the U.S. Constitution.

Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Dershowitz, who was part of Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment trial, said the discussion took place at the White House this week, after he had delivered a draft of his planned book, entitled “Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?”

Dershowitz indicated that he was ambiguous on whether Trump could run for a third term.

“I said ‘it’s not clear if a president can become a third-term president and it’s not clear if it’s permissible,'” he recounted of his conversation with Trump.

Dershowitz told The Wall Street Journal that he was doubtful Trump would actually try to........

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