Alan Dershowitz announces he is leaving Democratic Party

Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz announced on Friday that he is officially leaving the Democratic Party, but did not state who he would vote for in November's election.

Dershowitz, who has been a prominent Democrat for decades but has been critical of the party recently, said he was "disgusted" at the Democratic convention, and cited growing dissatisfaction with the party as the reason for the change.

"I am no longer a Democrat," Dershowitz told VINnews. "I am an Independent. I will decide who to vote for in at the last minute based on the totality of the circumstances. I want to see how they deal with Iran, I want to see how they deal with Iran's attacks on the United States, I want to encourage the current administration to support Israel. So I'm not revealing my vote until maybe November 1. 

"I need to hear all the information, all the evidence, but I am no longer a member of the Democratic Party," he added.

The former lawyer said there were many things that pushed him toward leaving the party over time, but that the biggest thing recently has been the Democrats' behavior at their convention in Chicago. He said part of the issue was featuring speakers such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who did not represent his views of the party.

Dershowitz said the party's trend to the far left means they no longer represent the same values that he believes in, including on matters such as the right to due process and free speech. 

One area that the former Harvard Law professor has lambasted Democrats and the current Justice Department for is their handling of the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in the hush money case, which he called a "phony conviction," in June.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.