Senate GOP Unites Behind a No-Witness Trump Impeachment Trial

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConell (R-Ky.) (C) walks to a press conference with fellow Republicans following the weekly Republican policy luncheon in Washington on July 30, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Some Senate Republicans have indicated they are still working for a speedy acquittal of President Donald Trump in the lead-up to his impeachment trial.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters over the weekend that his goal is “to have as short a trial as possible.”