>> the senate is meant to act as judge and jury to hear a trial, not to rerun the entire fact-finding investigation because angry partisans rushed sloppily through it. it's not the senate's job to leap into the breach and search desperately for ways to get to guilty. that would hardly be impartial justice. >> mcconnell will indeed serve as one of 100 jurors at the senate trial, which is why he said this for maximum shock value. >> i'm not an impartial juror. this is a political process. there's nothing anything judicial about it. impeachment is a political decision. >> at the white house, the president pointed to mcconnell's comments as a sign of republican unity. >> i believe the senate is equally as well united. i watched mitch mcconnell this morning. i watched numerous people last night, senators, and i think we're equally well united.