Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz suggested Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could be putting himself in “harm’s way” by pursing an indictment against former President Donald Trump for a payoff to quiet an alleged affair, saying it’s unethical to use a witness he believes is lying.

Speaking on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight” on Thursday, Dershowitz referred to testimony by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen before a grand jury regarding $130,000 paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.

Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges in a case in which prosecutors said he was directed by Trump to make the payments and then was reimbursed by the former president, and then falsified his business records. Trump has denied there was an affair with Clifford.

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