This is a political process. There's not anything judicial about it.

Impeachment is a political decision.

The House made a partisan political decision to impeach.

I would anticipate we will have a largely partisan outcome in the Senate.

I'm not impartial about this at all.

The trial hasn't started yet, and I'm going to just made an adam.

Listen to the evidence.

That was Senator Mitch McConnell in 2019 ahead of Trump's first impeachment trial compared to what he said yesterday, ahead of Trump's second impeachment trial.

McConnell might still vote to acquit, but he's at least

pretending to be impartial this time around. He can say that at least. Good morning and welcome to

Morning, Joe. It is Thursday, January 28th. Along with Joe, Willie and me, we have White House

reporter for the Associated Press, Jonathan Lemire,

founder of the conservative website, The Bullwork, and author of How the Right Lost Its Mind.

Charlie Sykes is with us. He's an MSNBC contributor. Good to have you both.

You know, though, Willie, about Mitch, regarding Mitch Mitch he's been trying since January the 6th well actually

he's been trying since after the president's election and before January 6th to drag his conference

along with him what did did he say? Do not contest the electors. This will

end very badly for us. It's like Mitch warned us. He warned America. He warned Republican, don't do this.

Josh Hawley did it anyway.

Josh Hawley famously was too good, too smart.

Little bird-handed insurrectionist against the United States of America.

But he ignored Mitch. And then, you know,

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