‘NO CASE’: Trump floats taking impeachment to Supreme Court

President Trump pondered whether the Supreme Court could intervene in the impeachment by House Democrats in a Monday evening tweet.

Trump, 73, revealed he read the report Republicans provided on the House Intelligence Committee in which they made their case against impeachment. The Republican report will stand as a defense against the report set to be released by Chairman Adam Schiff later this week laying out the Democratic case for impeaching Trump.

The president claimed that Republicans did a “great job” compiling their version of the report, saying that Democrats have “no case” and that impeachment “shouldn’t even be allowed.” He questioned whether he should take House Democrats to court over impeachment to get a ruling from the Supreme Court.

“Just landed in the United Kingdom, heading to London for NATO meetings tomorrow. Prior to landing I read the Republicans Report on the Impeachment Hoax. Great job! Radical Left has NO CASE. Read the Transcripts. Shouldn’t even be allowed,” Trump tweeted. “Can we go to Supreme Court to stop?”

It is not clear how much help the courts would be. A U.S. district court judge ruled that members of the White House do not have “absolute immunity” from congressional subpoenas and that members of the administration, such as White House counsel Don McGahn, must comply. The White House has already announced its intention to appeal the ruling to a higher court.

The ruling on McGahn was related to testimony surrounding Trump’s actions during the Mueller investigation and not the impeachment drama surrounding his call with Ukrainian leaders, but the ruling could determine whether people such as John Bolton will be required to testify.

If the impeachment passes the House and goes to the Senate, Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the Senate’s impeachment trial.

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