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The New York Times reports:
In the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building, the two top Republicans in Congress, Representative Kevin McCarthy and Senator Mitch McConnell, told associates they believed President Trump was responsible for inciting the deadly riot and vowed to drive him from politics. Mr. McCarthy went so far as to say he would push Mr. Trump to resign immediately: “I’ve had it with this guy,” he told a group of Republican leaders.
But within weeks both men backed off an all-out fight with Mr. Trump because they feared retribution from him and his political movement. Their drive to act faded fast as it became clear it would mean difficult votes that would put them at odds with most of their colleagues.
This account of the private discussions among Republican leaders in the days after the Jan. 6 attack is adapted from a new book, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future,” which draws on hundreds of interviews with lawmakers and officials, and contemporaneous records of pivotal moments in the 2020 presidential campaign.
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“If this isn’t impeachable, I don’t know what is…The Democrats are going to take care of the son of a bitch for us,” Mr. McConnell said, referring to the imminent impeachment vote in the House. @alexburnsNYT @jmartNYT https://t.co/4d3N0r2eMt
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 21, 2022
“After the Jan. 6 attack … Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Sen. Mitch McConnell told associates they believed President Trump was responsible for inciting the deadly riot and vowed to drive him from politics. … But within weeks both men backed off ….”https://t.co/RD8bef6Wz1
— George Conway?? (@gtconway3d) April 21, 2022
“The Democrats are going to take care of the son of a bitch for us,” McConnell said, referring to impeachment.
McCarthy said he would urge 45 to resign.
On one hand, it’s nice to have my reporting confirmed. On the other, the cowardice is infuriating.
— Angry Staffer ? (@Angry_Staffer) April 21, 2022