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I think impeachment is going to end quickly in the senate. i would prefer it to end as quickly as possible. use the record that was assembled in the house to pass impeachment articles as your trial record. i don't want to call anybody, i don't need to hear from hunter biden or from joe biden. we can deal with that outside of impeachment. i don't want to talk to pompeo, i don't want to talk to pence. i want the house to make the case based on the record established in the house and i want to vote. >> cnn congressional reporter lauren fox is live in the nation's capital. lauren, is this what we ...

And joining me right now, hans nichols. so let's get right into what the senator said. >> two decisions the president has to make, who will be representing him when the trial likely get takes place. and the long or the short. let's listen to lindsey graham. >> if you don't like president trump, you can vote against him in less than a year. so i think that impeachment is going to end quickly in the senate. i would prefer to end as quickly as possible. use the record that was assembled in the house to pass impeachment articles as your trial record. i don't want to call anybody. i don't need to h...

Quickly as possible. what is that time frame, senator? >> what i would imagine would happen, what i would like to see happen for this thing to get over as soon as possible. i don't want to give it any legitimacy. it is a crock. i trusted mueller to look at all things trump and russia. he did for two years and took no action. every impeachment accept this one has been conducted by outside counsel. ken starr and clinton, watergate prosecutors found misconduct by president nixon. this is being driven by democratic partisans. this being rushed, no due process, abuse of power if you are looking for...

Then vote. i don't have any desire to call the vice president or call pompeo, hunter or joe biden. we can look at the biden affair outside of impeachment. my goal is to end this as soon as possible for the good of the country. it's a danger to the presidency to legitimize this. >> bill: does it mean no witnesses at all? >> i don't need any witnesses at all. i am ready to go. >> bill: in terms of time is a week, two weeks, a month? >> closer to a week for sure. how long does it take for the house to appear before the senate to go over the evidence they used to impeach the president in the house...

East texas, ratcliffe was that's how he's explaining apparently not knowing about some of these controversies appointed a prosecutor against a involving ratcliffe. the president blowing that off group found guilty of funneling as no big deal. to republicans in washington, money to a terror group but his republicans in congress, how do name is not in the trial record. they feel about the vetting we mentionedup, why process right now? >> well, i think that -- to the point paul was making a little earlier, had it proceeded to a senate confirmation process, the next five weeks in what may or may n...