House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was captured on audio saying he would recommend that then-President Donald Trump resign if impeached during the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
“I’m seriously thinking of having that conversation [about resigning] with [Trump] tonight,” McCarthy said during a phone call, a recording of which was released by the New York Times on April 21.
“This, this is what I think,” McCarthy said later. “We know [the impeachment resolution will] pass the House. I think there’s a chance it’ll even pass the Senate, even when he’s gone. I don’t want to get into any conversation about Pence pardoning [Trump]. The only discussion I would have with him is that I think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign.
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