(Bloomberg) -- Alan Dershowitz, the former Harvard Law School professor, says he sees no grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump ahead of the Senate trial that begins on Tuesday.

“If the allegations are not impeachable, then this trial should result in an acquittal, regardless of whether the conduct is regarded as OK by you or by me or by voters,” Dershowitz said on ABC’s “This Week.” “That’s an issue for the voters.”

Dershowitz will not be the lead lawyer for Trump, but part of what he characterized Sunday as like “special teams” in American football.

“I’m the kicker, and I can kick the field goal that wins the game,” Dershowitz said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

An initial six-page response from Trump’s legal team on Saturday took aim at the House Democrats who investigated the president, calling the impeachment probe a “brazen and unlawful” attempt to overturn the 2016 election.

The process starting Tuesday will be the Senate’s first impeachment trial in 20 years. Democrats have called on senators to conduct a fair trial as part of the oath they took this week to “do impartial justice.”

Trump’s legal team will be led by White House counsel Pat Cipollone and Trump’s private attorney, Jay Sekulow. Other members of the team, including Dershowitz, expect to give discrete presentations on specific topics.

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