The thing that's turned my hair white this weekend is realizing that apparently, the people running the impeachment proceedings think they can act with impunity to achieve whatever outcome they want. How can Mitch McConnell possibly not recuse himself if his publicly stated position is that he's going to represent the president?

In what court of law would I be chosen for a jury if I said, "I passionately want to be a juror because I believe this man is innocent and I'm going to vote him not guilty no matter what evidence is presented to me? Not only that, as a person of significant power and superiority, I will pressure everyone else on the jury to vote him not guilty and to ignore any evidence that might have been presented." WHAT?