Kevin McCarthy says Trump ADMITTED he bore some responsibility for the Capitol riot in new audio saying 'no one' should have to defend the former President as Republicans go to war over his comments?More tapes of Kevin McCarthy's private conversations with House Republicans after the January 6th insurrection have been releasedIn latest batch of audio, played on CNN, McCarthy said Trump told him he bore some responsibility for what happened on Jan. 6thHe also said no Republican should have to defend Trump on issueMcCarthy and Trump spoke on Thursday night, Washington Post reported, after first round of tapes were played on MSNBCIn that audio, McCarthy says he will ask Trump to resignEarlier, McCarthy's spokesman came out and denied the top House Republican made these comments, as reported by The New York TimesRepublican Rep. Liz Cheney denied she leaked McCarthy tapesBy EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER and NIKKI SCHWAB, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 12:40 EDT, 22 April 2022 | UPDATED: 12:41 EDT, 22 April 2022
More tapes of Kevin McCarthy's private conversations with House Republicans after the January 6th insurrection have been released as controvesy continues to surround the GOP leader.
In the latest batch of audio, which was played on CNN on Friday morning, McCarthy said what Trump did on the day of insurrection was 'unacceptable' and that no Republican should have to defend the then-president's actions.
'I know this is not fun. I know this is not great. I know this is very tough, but what I want to do, especially through here is, I don't want to rush things. Want everybody to have all the information needed. I've had it with this guy. What he did is unacceptable. Nobody can defend that, and nobody should defend it,' McCarthy said on a phone call with a small group of House Republicans on January 10th, 2021.
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