Bolton’s lawyer said he provided the manuscript of his book to the White House on Dec. 30. That’s two weeks after McConnell promised Sean Hannity on Fox News, “Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with White House Counsel. There will be no difference between the president’s position and our position as to how to handle this.” Just a few days after that interview, McConnell told reporters, “I’m not an impartial juror. This is a political process. There’s not anything judicial about it. […] I would anticipate we will have a largely partisan outcome in the Senate. I’m not impartial about this at all.” He also said that it was the House’s “duty to investigate” and not the Senate’s, and that “we certainly do not need ‘jurors’ to start brainstorming witness lists for the prosecution.” Continue reading.