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US president Donald Trump yesterday said that he would attempt to challenge impeachment in the Supreme Court if Democrats carried out such proceedings, though it’s unclear the high court would hear such a case.
“The Mueller Report, despite being written by Angry Democrats and Trump Haters, and with unlimited money behind it ($35 000 000), didn’t lay a glove on me. I DID NOTHING WRONG,” Trump tweeted.
“If the partisan Dems ever tried to Impeach, I would first head to the U.S. Supreme Court. Not only are there no ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors,’ there are no Crimes by me at all,” he continued.
The president accused Democrats, Hillary Clinton and “dirty cops” of being guilty of criminal activity.
“We waited for Mueller and WON, so now the Dems look to Congress as last hope!” Trump concluded.
The House holds the power to carry out impeachment proceedings, while the Senate is responsible for whether to convict the individual in question.
The chief justice of the Supreme Court, currently John Roberts, would preside over the Senate trial.
There is little precedent to support the idea of the Supreme Court weighing in on the merits of impeachment, as a sitting president has not previously challenged impeachment proceedings in the high court.
– AFP
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