Harvard constitutional law scholar Alan Dershowitz said that impeaching President Trump would not lead to a Senate trial but would serve as a “loaded weapon” for both parties to use in the future.

“It will not go to trial. All the Democrats can do is impeach the president in the House of Representatives. For that, all you need is a majority vote. You don’t have to take evidence, there are no lawyers involved,” Dershowitz said during an appearance on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures. “But the case cannot come to trial in the Senate because the Senate has rules and the rules would not allow the case to come to trial until, according to the majority leader, until 1 p.m. on Jan. 20, one hour after President Trump leaves office.”