CNN’s Toobin Swipes at Dershowitz Over Reported Dinner with Trump: ‘He Has Picked Sides’

Alan Dershowitz is reportedly having dinner with President Trump tonight.

Just yesterday, Dershowitz was criticizing the FBI raid on Michael Cohen‘s office, and today, per multiple reports, he’s at the White House:

Some news – Dershowitz has been at the White House for part of today as Trump seeks his input, and he’s supposed to have dinner with the president tonight, per WH sources

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 10, 2018

CNN has learned Alan Dershowitz is having dinner with Trump tonight.

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) April 10, 2018

CNN’s Gloria Borger noted during a panel tonight that apparently he’s there, in part, to “talk about the Middle East,” but Russia must’ve come up too.

Jeffrey Toobin, who recently confronted Dershowitz for carrying water for Trump, reiterated what a “surprise” it’s been that he’s become “a deeply outspoken defender of the President.”

There’s been speculation about Dershowitz potentially joining the Trump legal team, which likely won’t happen at this point, though Wolf Blitzer said the President “could certainly use the legal help right now.”

Toobin continued:

“I love Alan Dershowitz, he’s a great mentor of mine. But he’s picked sides here. He has picked sides, and he’s with the President, and you don’t have to eat dinner with someone… He’s there eating dinner.”

Watch above, via CNN.

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