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    What the GOP’s muted response on the McCarthy tapes means for the Republican Party

    by Nolan D. McCaskill and Arit John, Los Angeles Times Apr 22, 2022 4 minutes
    Kevin McCarthy, R- Calif., left, during a Rose Garden event May 4, 2017 at the White House in Washington, D.C. McCarthy, now House minority leader, was caught on tape saying he was considering asking Trump to resign after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

    WASHINGTON — Newly revealed recordings of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign from office in the initial aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection sparked much political heat but so far appears not to threaten the California Republican’s hold on power nor his relationship with former president.

    Trump and McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke Thursday night, according to a person familiar with the call, who said the ex-president wasn’t mad about McCarthy’s comments.

    If Republican reaction to the recording remains muted, McCarthy looks to have good odds of maintaining a firm grip on winning the speaker’s gavel should the

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