. @AlanDersh : The fact that we anticipate a very fair IG report shows that we never should have had an independent council or special counsel pic.twitter.com/i8YhD9EQwW

During Saturday’s “Fox & Friends,” Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz argued the anticipation of a fair Department of Justice Inspector General’s report proved a special counsel handling the Russia probe was unnecessary.

“I think we anticipate a very fair report that’s going to be tough on all sides,” Dershowitz said. “[T]he fact that we’re expecting a fair IG report shows me that we never should have had an independent counsel or a special counsel.”

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