See McCarthy's Jan. 13, 2021 speech on the House floor, in which he said Trump "bears responsibility" for the attack. Also see Hillary Clinton's hours (11?) of testimony to a Republican led house committee investigation which McCarthy himself admitted on live television was designed to "damage its political opponent."
McCarthy refused to testify in front of Jan. 6 Committee
On the eve of the vote in Trump's Senate impeachment trial last year, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., said that McCarthy had told her of a conversation he had with the then-president on Jan. 6 in which Trump appeared to side with the mob, allegedly telling the Republican leader that the rioters appeared "more upset about the election than you are."
It appears that you may also have discussed with President Trump the potential he would face a censure resolution, impeachment, or removal under the 25th Amendment. It also appears that you may have identified other possible options, including President Trump's immediate resignation from office.
We also must learn about how the President's plans for January 6th came together, and all the other ways he attempted to alter the results of the election," the letter reads. "For example, in advance of January 6th, you reportedly explained to Mark Meadows and the former President that objections to the certification of the electoral votes on January 6th 'was doomed to fail.'
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