Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate GOP set to vote on Trump's Supreme Court pick before election Supreme Court fight pushes Senate toward brink Crenshaw looms large as Democrats look to flip Texas House seat MORE (R-Texas) on Sunday dismissed the allegations House Democrats have made against President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE and characterized the continuing impeachment inquiry as a baseless partisan attack.

"This is a kangaroo court in the House," Cruz said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"They’re going to impeach not because they have the evidence but because they hate the president," he added.

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Cruz added that even if the House votes to impeach Trump, he does not expect the Republican-controlled Senate to vote to remove the president from office.

"It’s going to go to the Senate, it's going to go nowhere. And I think the American people know this is a waste of time and this is Democrats putting on a circus," Cruz said.

Cruz also argued with NBC's Chuck Todd Charles (Chuck) David ToddMurkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Republican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response MORE over the basis for impeachment as described in the Constitution.

Cruz said Democrats said in their 55-page report release Saturday that the president does not have to violate a law to be impeached.

"What garbage, what nonsense," Cruz said.

"That is exactly why the impeachment was written into the Constitution. That's exactly why the phrase 'high crimes and misdemeanors' is in there because they did it before they even wrote our laws, sir," Todd responded.

"What is a misdemeanor?" Todd asked Cruz.

"High crimes and misdemeanors was a term of art that the framers used," Cruz said.

He added that the report is the House Democrats showing their "tell," as in poker, because they can't prove bribery or that a law had been violated.

“Just a few weeks ago their talking point was 'bribery, bribery, bribery.' They're now admitting they can't prove a crime, they can’t prove a law was violated and here’s why: any president any administration is justified in investigating corruption,” Cruz said.

Democrats have not backed down from their allegations against the president’s wrongdoing. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-N.Y.) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” there is a “rock solid-case” against Trump.