Larry David said on August 18, 2026, that he ended his friendship with Alan Dershowitz after the attorney joined Donald Trump’s defense team during the president’s first impeachment trial in 2020. In a new interview with The Atlantic, David described the political alliance as a deal with the devil and revisited their infamous 2021 confrontation on Martha’s Vineyard. Dershowitz told The Atlantic that David no longer speaks to him and still yells at him when they cross paths. David pushed back on the idea that the feud occupies much of his headspace, while acknowledging that their Vineyard encounter escalated into a face to face exchange in which he called Dershowitz “disgusting.” Was the Friendship Ever Coming Back? The rupture became even more complicated after Dershowitz’s son, Elon, died from a stroke in 2025 at age 64. Dershowitz said David never reached out, and David admitted he regrets staying silent despite the friendship being over. David said he feels some sympathy for Dershowitz because the attorney has become ostracized, but he placed responsibility for the fallout squarely on his former friend. David also referenced a line from Curb Your Enthusiasm about thinking kind thoughts without acting on them, which may be the most Larry David possible summary of this entire social disaster. “He made a deal with the devil. Literally.”