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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Addressing the controversy over last weeks firing of FBI Director James Comey, the Kentucky Republican said Trump should choose an "apolitical" successor adding he had recommended former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland to the president. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Addressing the controversy over last weeks firing of FBI Director James Comey, the Kentucky Republican said Trump should choose an "apolitical" successor adding he had recommended former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland to the president. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images