Republican Senators Believe They Have the Votes to Block Impeachment Witnesses

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks through the Capitol Building during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. In the next phase of the trial, senators will have the opportunity to submit written questions to the House managers and President Trump's defense team. Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images

Several Republican senators on Wednesday claimed the Senate may vote to end the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump by the end of the week after securing enough votes from key swing-vote senators.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Fox News that “the president will be acquitted, and I think it will be this week, but you’ve unleashed the forces of partisan hell on future presidents if we legitimize this.”