“The only discussion I would have with him is that I think [impeachment] will pass, and it would be my recommendation you resign,” McCarthy was recorded saying in the Jan. 10, 2021, phone call with Republican leaders. I never claimed responsibility,” Trump said. Later Friday McCarthy said that he stood by his attack on the Times’ account, apparently because he didn’t follow through with his plan. The report by Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin was based on passages in their new book, “This Will Not Pass.”“I never asked the president to resign,” said McCarthy. “That’s what the book tried to say.

Source: New York Times April 23, 2022 13:58 UTC