And yet, McConnell has done more for Trump than perhaps any other Republican. He helped him in 2016 by blocking the nomination of Merrick Garland and allowing Trump to dangle the Supreme Court as bait to wary Republicans. His Senate has given Trump a win to run on in 2020 by confirming, by his office's count, 187 judges to the federal bench. This week, he willfully took on the role as the president's most important defender against impeachment-hungry Democrats - working hand-in-glove with the White House to create a trial with no guarantee of witnesses, after having already admitted to having no intention of being a "impartial juror."