Protesters were heard chanting "shame" outside of the U.S. Capitol on Friday night after the Senate voted to block witnesses in President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's impeachment trial and set up for a final vote on the articles of impeachment to take place next Wednesday.

Multiple videos showed protesters outside the Capitol chanting "Shame! Shame! Shame!"

Protestors have gathered in front of our nations Capitol tonight and are chanting “shame, shame, shame” after a vote of #NoWitnesses is made. #RIPGOP #ImpeachmentTrialSham #GOPCowards



pic.twitter.com/hjIxR9DTEM — Resistance Coalition (@Resist___45) January 31, 2020

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HAPPENING NOW IN DC: "SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!" OUTSIDE the US Capitol as the Senate votes to deny witnesses in the trial of Donald Trump #GOPCOVERUPisNOTAcquittal #GOPCowards pic.twitter.com/wPzLAeREq2 — Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) January 31, 2020

RIGHT NOW: This is the scene in front of our nation’s Capitol as the verdict to have #NoWitnesses is announced.#SHAME #GOPCowards #ImpeachmentTrialSham pic.twitter.com/1QvZtETOp5 — Kristin Mink #ImpeachTrump #ImpeachKavanaugh (@KristinMinkDC) January 31, 2020

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You can hear the words “shame shame” echoing off the Senate building just after the vote as Senators speed away in cars with blacked out windows....#ImpeachmentTrialSham #GOPCowards #SenateGOPCoverup pic.twitter.com/nZuMwlhEIi — ͏Postcards4USA (@postcards4USA) January 31, 2020

The protests come as Senate Republicans rejected a mid-trial effort to call witnesses and documents on Friday, paving the way for Trump’s acquittal on two articles of impeachment passed by the House.

"There is no need for the Senate to re-open the investigation which the House Democratic majority chose to conclude and which the managers themselves continue to describe as 'overwhelming' and 'beyond any doubt,'" Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE (R-Ky.) said.

Democrats wanted to call four witnesses: former national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep DOJ launches probe into Bolton book for possible classified information disclosures Gary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November MORE; acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney Mick MulvaneyMick Mulvaney to start hedge fund Fauci says positive White House task force reports don't always match what he hears on the ground Bottom line MORE; Robert Blair, a Mulvaney adviser; and Michael Duffey, an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) staffer.

A poll from earlier this week showed that 75 percent of Americans supported calling witnesses, saying they should be allowed to testify in the trial.

Trump faces two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — for his dealings with Ukraine.