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Republican McCarthy feared GOP members would incite more violence after Jan. 6

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – U.S. House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R. CA), holds his weekly news conference in Washington with Capitol Hill reporters, on the U.S. Capitol, Washington, U.S.A, December 3, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

By Moira Warburton

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Kevin McCarthy, a top Republican in the U.S. House, told his colleagues that he feared other members of the party including Reps Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks and others would make comments about the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

According to the New York Times audio, McCarthy, on a conference call with Republican leaders, expressed concern about remarks made by members of his close-knit group after Trump’s supporters stormed Capitol.

Brooks spoke at the Jan. 6 rally, and Gaetz appeared on national TV to identify Republicans who criticised former President Donald Trump’s efforts to reverse the 2020 election results.

McCarthy declared, in a recorded of the conversation published by the Times: “Calling out others members, that’s got to quit.” McCarthy said, “Tension in the country is insane.” “I don’t wish to think back on the past and say that we were responsible for someone getting hurt.”

Steve Scalise (Representative), is the No. Two-House Republican Steve Scalise suggested Gaetz’s comments might be illegal according to the Times.

Brooks’ offices in Brooks, Scalise Gaetz, Brooks and Gaetz did not immediately reply to requests for comment. Brooks was quoted by the newspaper Tuesday saying that Brooks dismissed the criticism and said “Kevin McCarthy spoke without knowing the facts.”

Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Jonathan Martin were the ones who obtained audio for their book.

McCarthy indicated on the conference call that he would do more for his Republican House members to be in compliance, but he never disciplined those members of Congress who he claimed put others in peril.

McCarthy would be expected to run for speaker if Republicans win control of the House after November’s midterm elections. This role requires the support from far right Republican House Members.

McCarthy denied that part of the Times’ report on McCarthy’s conversations in the aftermath of the riot was true last week. McCarthy’s phone conversations with Republican colleagues were recorded by the paper.

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