Fact-check: “President Trump consults with attorney Alan Dershowitz”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
Multiple primary sources — the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Reuters, and Times of Israel — documented a December 2025 Oval Office meeting where Dershowitz met with Trump, gave him a draft of his new book, and discussed the constitutionality of a third term, which is a direct consultation. Dershowitz also stated in a 2019 interview that he had consulted with Trump and top administration officials on Israel policy, and he served as Trump's formal legal adviser during the first Senate imp…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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