Movie star protection lawyer Alan Dershowitz mentioned Tuesday he'll assist Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, resist efforts by the January 6 congressional committee to acquire his cellphone information.

Dershowitz informed KVRR of Fargo, North Dakota, that he joined Lindell's authorized staff as a result of the case raises constitutional points, not as a result of he agrees with the politics of the strident supporter of former President Donald Trump.

The committee has subpoenaed wi-fi supplier Verizon for the pillow magnate's cellphone information from Nov. 1, 2020 to Jan. 31, 2021. Dershowitz mentioned Lindell ought to have the ability to evaluate these information to find out if any are confidential or shielded by attorney-client privilege.

"It is an ideal hazard, significantly when the aim isn't legislative," Dershowitz informed KVRR information. "We simply don't need Verizon to show this over willy-nilly to a authorities company, significantly a congressional committee as loaded and one-sided as this one is."

Alan Dershowitz Outside Capitol
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz mentioned he would assist MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell combat the January 6 congressional committee's efforts to acquire Lindell's cellphone information. Above, Dershowitz leaves the U.S. Capitol following continuation of the impeachment trial within the Senate on Jan. 29, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Photos

Dershowitz continued that Congress can solely challenge subpoenas associated to its legislative, oversight and different constitutional powers.

"All Individuals have the precise to be protected towards intrusion into their non-public lives, into their cell telephones, into their texts, until the federal government can exhibit a compelling and legit purpose," he mentioned.

Lindell introduced a lawsuit earlier this month towards the congressional probe searching for to dam its subpoena for his cellphone information. The lawsuit argues that Lindell's vocal assist for claims that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud are non secular. Compelling the disclosure of Lindell's political and non secular actions would violate his First Modification rights, the lawsuit argues.

Describing himself as a liberal Democrat, Dershowitz informed the station he would not share Lindell's politics. Dershowitz mentioned Lindell is being focused due to his assist for Trump and for elevating what he referred to as "official questions" concerning the final election. If the subpoena had been issued by a Republican committee to somebody on the left, "liberal organizations can be objecting," mentioned Dershowitz.

A Harvard Legislation College professor who represented Trump throughout his first impeachment trial, Dershowitz has provided assist to Lindell and different allies of the previous president.

Final 12 months, Dershowitz agreed to equally advise Lindell's authorized staff battling a $1.3 billion lawsuit from the Dominion Voting Techniques. The lawsuit targets Lindell for his repeated claims that the corporate's voting machines improperly modified votes from Trump to Joe Biden in the course of the 2020 election. Dershowitz beforehand mentioned he is solely serving to the case on its First Modification points.

Dershowitz final 12 months additionally agreed to assist Rudy Giuliani's authorized staff after the previous lawyer for Trump had his house raided by federal brokers. On the time, Dershowitz referred to as the raid "a really severe breach of privateness."

Newsweek has reached out to U.S. Consultant Bennie Thompson, the chair of the January 6 committee, for a response.