Throughout the 2020 presidential campaign so far, Bernie Sanders has rarely passed on an opportunity to criticize Mitch McConnell. And so it was in the most recent Democratic debate, when Sanders—the Independent Vermont senator—punctuated an answer to a question on impeachment with a jab at the Republican Senate majority leader.
Saying he looked forward to “a speedy and expeditious impeachment process,” Sanders added, “Mitch McConnell has got to do the right thing and allow a free and fair trial in the Senate.”
Though Sanders’ cynical take on McConnell is justified by all available evidence, he need not worry in this case, because the Kentucky Republican has already solemnly declared that he will devote ample time to a Senate impeachment trial, should articles of impeachment be passed by the House of Representatives.
