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Lawyer Dershowitz told Trump constitutionality of third term is unclear, says WSJ

By Thomson Reuters Dec 17, 2025 | 4:16 PM

Dec 17 (Reuters) – Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz told ‍President Donald Trump the U.S. Constitution was not clear about whether he could serve ‌a third term, ‌the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Dershowitz told the newspaper he had made ​the comment during a discussion ‍with Trump ​on Tuesday about ​a draft copy of ‍a book the lawyer had written on whether he could constitutionally serve a third ‍term.

The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states ‍in ‍part that “No person ​shall be elected ​to ⁠the office of ‌the President more than twice.”

(Reporting by Jasper Ward, writing by David Ljunggren, editing by Chris ⁠Reese)