Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham acknowledged that he was not going to be a fair juror when the Senate hears the case for removing President Trump from office. Graham, 64, made the admission during an interview with CNN International at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday.

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. This comes after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance the articles of impeachment to the House floor for a vote on Friday.

“I think impeachment is going to end quickly in the Senate. I would prefer it to end as quickly as possible,” Graham said. “Use the record that was assembled in the House to pass impeachment articles as your trial record.”

“I am trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind. I’m not trying to pretend to be a fair juror here,” he added.

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Graham previously told the Washington Examiner that he wanted to "end this."

The Senate Republicans is not expected to call any witnesses for the trial despite some calling for Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden; the whistleblower; Democratic operative Alexandra Chalupa; and Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, whose firm, Fusion GPS, was contracted during the 2016 campaign to dig up dirt on Trump.