Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program "The Dean Obeidallah Show" and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him @DeanObeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN.

(CNN) "Saturday Night Live" gave us what 75% of Americans want and what the GOP-controlled Senate has refused: An impeachment trial with actual witnesses!

It's a dark day for our nation when a comedy show embodies what a trial should look like more than the US Senate. But that's where we are, thanks to GOP senators' desperate devotion to Trump.

cold open began "SNL" with rolling text noting that the Senate trial will end without witnesses or new evidence, but adding for those hoping for more, "Here is ...The Trial You Wish Had Happened."

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In the "SNL" trial, Chief Justice Roberts is kicked out as the presiding officer by TV's "Judge Mathis" (Keenan Thompson) who declares that, "This court needs a real judge who got some big brass ones under his skirt," adding, "Watch out. We about to do this trial right."

And then, in a moment where art reflected life, Trump's GOP Senate defenders jumped into action. First up was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett) who defended Trump by declaring, "I want to remind the American people that all men are innocent after proven guilty." Next up was Sen. Lindsey Graham (the remarkable Kate McKinnon) who stated that he's vocally defending Trump for one reason: "I've studied my chances of getting re-elected and it ain't gonna happen unless I kiss Mr. Trump's grits and tickle his biscuits."

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