Sen. Lindsey Graham said an impeachment push from Democrats would die a quick death once it reaches the Senate.
“I don’t need any witnesses at all. I am ready to go,” Graham said Thursday on Fox News. “I don’t want to give it any legitimacy because it is a crock.”
Graham, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vowed to get the impeachment saga playing out on cable news over with “as soon as possible.”
The impeachment investigation centers on the Trump administration’s relations with Ukraine and a July 25 call between Trump and the president of Ukraine. During the call, Trump asked the Ukrainian leader to investigate Joe Biden and his son’s business dealings with a corrupt company in the country.
The call triggered an intelligence community whistleblower’s report, which sparked a slew of subpoenas against the White House and State Department from the Democratically-controlled House. The White House has said it does not intend to comply with the impeachment proceedings or document requests.
Some congressional Republicans have demanded that Biden, the whistleblower, and congressional Democrats who are leading the impeachment push be called to testify as fact-witnesses.
Earlier this week, the Washington Examiner reported GOP leadership in the Senate plan to call no witnesses once impeachment proceedings reach the upper chamber.
“I want to end this,” Graham said. He also hinted that he might not call any witnesses in a Sunday interview.
The House is expected to send articles of impeachment to the full chamber this week, where it is expected to pass. A trial in the Republican-controlled Senate would then begin early next year.
