That about wraps up any fantasy dreams and fairytales about a last minute Hail Mary. McConnell at the end of the day is a political snake who knows when to cut ties to salvage the image of his own party. He realizes Trump is a lame duck, realizes there was no evidence, and realizes that Joe Biden is someone he called a friend, someone who can lower the temperature in Washington and someone he can make backdoor deals with.

Trump on the other hand, gets to hang out in Mar-a-Lago for a bit before heading to court and eventually off to prison.