Dershowitz says he told Trump constitutionality of third term 'not clear'

Alan Dershowitz, the former lawyer of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, said he told President Trump it's 'not clear' whether it would be constitutional for him to serve a third term in the White House.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Dershowitz met with Trump earlier this week in the Oval Office, where he handed the president a draft copy of his book on the constitutionality of a third term.

"I said 'it's not clear if a president can become a third-term president, and it's not clear if it's permissible,'" Dershowitz told the Journal.

"He found it interesting as an intellectual issue," he added. "Do I think he's going to run for a third term? No, I don't think he will run for a third term."

The president said he would take a look at the book -- titled 'Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?' -- and asked about the former litigator's analysis, according to the Journal.

Dershowitz's comments come as the president and his allies have continued to tease the idea of Trump staying in office beyond 2028.

During a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Tuesday, Trump called on Miriam Adelson, the widow of the late Sheldon Adelson, to speak.

She mentioned Dershowitz, before saying "the legal thing about four more years." The crowd then began to chant "four more years" before Adelson appeared to whisper something in the president's ear.

"She said, 'Think about it, I'll give you another $250 million,'" Trump said, before Adelson confirmed: "I will give."

Asked about the report on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said "the American people would be lucky to have President Trump in office for even longer."