Would McConnell Skip an Impeachment Trial?

Politico: “Conventional wisdom still says there has to be a Trump trial. McConnell, after all, said in March that the Senate would have ‘no choice’ but to hold one if the House voted for impeachment.”

“But political conditions can change quickly in the Trump era. And lawmakers from both parties say they wouldn’t be surprised if the Kentucky Republican ultimately made the same calculation he did in 2016 when President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court — only for the Democratic president to see his pick axed by McConnell under the auspices of letting voters decide who should fill the vacancy in the next election.”