McCarthy says comments attributed to him in new book about Jan. 6, Trump ‘totally false and wrong’ – IOTW Report

McCarthy says comments attributed to him in new book about Jan. 6, Trump ‘totally false and wrong’

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is denying statement attributed to him in a forthcoming book about President Trump in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

According to reporting from The Hill newspaper, McCarthy is calling the reporting in the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future” by New York Times reporters Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin “totally false.”

“What he did is unacceptable. Nobody can defend that and nobody should defend it,” McCarthy told fellow members of House leadership about Trump four days after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, according to a report of the book published Thursday in the Times.

The report also states McCarthy said he planned to tell Trump, whom critics say incited the riot, about the House impeachment vote: “I think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign.”

“The New York Times’ reporting on me is totally false and wrong,” the California Republican said Thursday morning in response. “It comes as no surprise that the corporate media is obsessed with doing everything it can to further a liberal agenda.

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24 Comments on McCarthy says comments attributed to him in new book about Jan. 6, Trump ‘totally false and wrong’

  1. Cancel my comment.
    TGP has an article with audio recording of McCarthy talking to Cheney.
    I guess NYT is like a blind squirrel who occasionally finds a nut.

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  2. If he doesn’t sue for libel (or whatever) than he probably said it.

    He isn’t as corrupt as the NYT, but it isn’t for lack of effort.

    mortem tyrannis
    izlamo delenda est …

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  3. Beachmom, your first comment still stands; The NYT dies lie about almost everything, and when they’re not lying, it’s only do limited hangouts for a Dem in trouble, or to take down a Republican and sow discord among them.

    The strange thing is that they know the drubbing that Dems are going to get in November, and you’d think they’d do their best to shore up the pliable, Uniparty GOPer who is in line to lead the new majority. I teckon a big fight over leadership is their main goal. Hence those “leaked” tapes.

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  4. I believe he said it. Even mitch the bitch McConnell is on record as saying “let ’em impeach him and take care of the son of a bitch for us”. I paraphrase. Then when Trump is acquitted McConnell says he won’t vote to impeach because he doesn’t want to lose his position of power. What a low down dirty slimy so and so.

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  5. Bullshit… There is no way that McCarthy and McConnell were not in on the 1/6 setup of Trump supporters at the Capital. Hell, they probably thought it up.

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  6. FOR THE UMPTGENTH TIME! Kev, like mitch, is a BUSH REPUBLICAN! Bush Republicans have no honor; so they lie with ease. Kev’s biggest lie the last 12 months was when he said any Ronny haters joining the Conservative Inquisition would be kicked out. 11 months ago. 10 months ago 2 Ronny haters joined the Inquisition. Both are still listed as GOP! Ronny hater names: Adam, Liz!

    Kev is a lefty liar!

    tim

    IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! WERE THE NYT not right Kev would have filed a SLANDER SUIT YESTERDAY! Ronny hater kev is a bigger liar than NYT!

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  7. House Minority Leader McCarthy’s true colors (Betrayal) are so bright that even the NYT saw the reflection.
    Another Boehner/Ryan liberal assed republican.
    No more false GOP leaders of the establishment swamp !

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