Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Pence vows for law and order everywhere Trump met with chants of protest as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg MORE’s chief of staff, Marc Short, said President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE was impeached “because he’s winning in so many ways.”

Short told NBC News’s “Meet the Press” that the White House believes Trump was impeached because of a Democratic fear that the president could be reelected.

“I think that right now the West Wing and the White House is understanding that the reason that the president it being impeached is because he’s winning in so many ways,” Short said.

"He won on taxes, the economy is booming, there’s record low unemployment, the military is getting refunded, we’re striking new trade deals," he added.

Asked about the kind of trial the West Wing wants to see, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence @marcshort45 says "I think that right now ... the White House is understanding that the reason this president is being impeached is because he's winning in so many ways." #MTP — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) December 22, 2019

Short also predicted that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellHawley warns Schumer to steer clear of Catholic-based criticisms of Barrett Senate GOP set to vote on Trump's Supreme Court pick before election Harris slams Trump's Supreme Court pick as an attempt to 'destroy the Affordable Care Act' MORE (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act Will Democrats attempt to pack the Supreme Court again? Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' MORE (D-N.Y.) would end up coming to an agreement on a Senate impeachment trial.

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“How can you possibly justify the contrast to say this is urgent to then say ‘well, we’ll have to wait and see?’” Short said.

Schumer has pushed for McConnell to allow witnesses in the Senate trial, particularly those who were banned from testifying previously by the White House. McConnell and other Republicans have condemned this request, saying the House should have called all necessary witnesses before voting to impeach the president.

Short told host Chuck Todd Charles (Chuck) David ToddMurkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Republican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response MORE on Sunday that he thinks Trump “is open to witnesses” in the Senate trial, but the American public does not want an extended proceeding.

The House passed two articles of impeachment last week, pushing the matter to the Senate for trial. With a Republican-majority Senate, it is unlikely the upper chamber will vote to remove Trump from office.