Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday indicated he would back Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination for attorney general. McConnell told Politico on Tuesday afternoon that he plans to support Garland’s nomination. He did not elaborate on his decision to back the nominee, the media outlet reported. McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to The Epoch Times’ request to comment about his support for Garland’s nomination. This comes after the judge was grilled by lawmakers from the Senate Judiciary Committee during the first day of his two-day confirmation hearing this week. Outside witnesses were invited to testify about Garland for the second day of the hearing. The vote for Garland’s nomination is scheduled to take place on March 1. McConnell is the latest senior Republican member to express support for Garland’s nomination. Republicans in 2016 blocked Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia 11 months …