Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) denied a New York Times report that said he told other lawmakers he would call on then-President Donald Trump to resign in the days after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
But audio released shortly afterward shows he was lying.
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