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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to his office following the weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on November 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. McConnell said he predicts that the Senate would acquit President Trump of any articles of impeachment passed by the House. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

McConnell will move to acquit Trump if he's impeached, not merely dismiss charges, 2 Republican senators say

Senate Republicans come around to idea of not having witnesses in impeachment trial

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after attending the Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill July 23, 2019 in Washington, DC.

McConnell says Senate to take up trade deal after impeachment trial

US President Donald Trump (L) talks to the press as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) looks on after the Republican luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 9, 2019 in Washington, DC.

McConnell says impeachment trial to begin around 'time the bowl games end'

The U.S. Capitol is shown in Washington on January 19, 2018.

Lawmakers are close to reaching a defense bill that will also include paid family leave for federal workers

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Senate Judicary Committee member Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) listens to witnesses during a subcommittee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 election in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified to the subcommittee that she had warned the White House about contacts between former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and Russia that might make him vulnerable to blackmail. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Impeachment trial live witnesses could lead to '3-ring circus,' GOP senator warns

BATON ROUGE, LA - DECEMBER 10: U.S. Senate Republican candidate John Kennedy delivers a victory speech during an election party on December 10, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Kennedy's victory further strengthens the Republican's majority hold over the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Kennedy says he's done talking about Ukraine, as Senate GOP is sharply divided on the issue

The U.S. Capitol is shown in Washington on January 19, 2018.