Mitch McConnell

"Vote to keep factional fever from boiling over and scorching our republic."

"They're ready to move on."

"A fair trial involves witnesses and it involves documents."

McConnell said he would set aside any Democratic amendments to subpoena witnesses and documents at the start of the trial.

"We should have the opportunity to present the case as the House chooses to present the case."

"It’s clear McConnell is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents."

He proposed rules that would execute a potentially quick impeachment trial for President Trump.

The Senate will invite U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts to the chamber at 2 p.m. to be sworn in to ...

"We wanted the public to see the need for witnesses..."

"House didn't subpoena Bolton and other key impeachment witnesses. And House didn't seek to enforce subpoenas it did issue."

What will be covered by the Republican-backed "phase one" plan?

"There have been several crucial disclosures of evidence that appear to further incriminate the president."

"There's real business for the American people that the United States Senate needs to complete."

"Pelosi doesn’t want to hand over The Articles of Impeachment, which were fraudulently produced by corrupt politicians like Shifty Schiff ...

"I don't see what good delay does."

"We’ve got the votes necessary to start the trial using the Clinton model."

"Rushed to split hairs about intelligence before being briefed on it."

"The articles should be dismissed for failure to prosecute, and Congress should get back to doing the people’s business."

"Democrats have let 'Trump derangement syndrome' develop into the kind of dangerous partisan fever that our founding fathers were afraid ...

"That's obviously a non-starter."