Secondly, even if he did say he is "pleased with impeachment", that may not necessarily translate to an impeachment conviction. Moscow Mitch may decide in the end that its better strategically to protect Trump than thrown him under the bus.
Why? Trump lost him the Senate and sicked an angry mob on him.
Yes, but he also has to worry about future elections (such as the 2022 mid terms, where the Republicans are defending more seats than the democrats in the senate, and the house republicans will be trying to take back the majority.) He will want to make sure the Republicans are as strong as possible for the election, and seeing the republican party split between overt fascists (like Gym Jordan) who want to overturn the election, and more secretive fascists (like Moscow Mitch) who want to pretend they are reasonable might harm them in the future.
I see him working with Chuck Schumer to make this happen.
Well, lets see... Moscow Mitch claimed that the Senate could not start addressing the Impeachment until the 20th (i.e. they wouldn't decide on things until after Biden is sworn in.) Schumer has pointed out that there are rules and procedures in place to start addressing impeachment immediately.
Now, if the Turtle really wanted Trump gone immediately, why did he say they needed to wait? McConnell has been around the senate a long time.... he knows the rules and how to bend/break them. Why did he say they needed to wait?
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533861-schumer-calls-on-mcconnell-to-allow-trump-impeachment-trial-immediately