Daily Beast: “Alan Dershowitz has long been the go-to lawyer for prominent MAGA-world figures who are having trouble with the law – from legal advice to legal punditry. But when it comes to former President Donald Trump’s class-action lawsuit against the social media giants who booted him off their platforms, even Dershowitz is currently keeping his distance this time. And that’s not from a lack of trying from Trump’s legal team. Two people familiar with the matter tell The Daily Beast that lawyers for the Trump class-action lawsuit against big tech companies reached out to Dershowitz in an attempt to enlist his support in the case. Specifically, the sources say, Trump’s legal team has asked the celebrity attorney if he would write a filing or affidavit for the lawsuit in support of the First Amendment and free speech arguments leveled against the companies.”

“But lately, Dershowitz has been acting less than enthusiastically about the prospect, the sources said. His reluctance marks another bump in the road for a legal crusade that legal scholars call a fundraising ‘stunt’ doomed to eventual dismissal in federal court. Dershowitz has pitched in to advise a host of Trumpworld figures over the past few years in the course of their legal troubles. He’s supported Trump with constitutional arguments against impeachment and the Special Counsel’s Russia investigation, signed on to advise MAGA pillow magnate Mike Lindell and his lawyers in his fight against Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuits, and offered advice to Rudy Giuliani and his attorneys in the criminal investigation into possible unregistered foreign lobbying. And yet, on this one, Dershowitz isn’t even jumping at the chance to submit an affidavit, at least for now. Reached for comment on Thursday, Dershowitz told The Daily Beast that he ‘can’t discuss any conversations that may or may not have happened’ on the matter.”