that may have been? i ve had a few discussions. my gut tells me no. i m seriously thinking of having that conversation with him tonight. i haven t talked to him in a couple days. again, the only discussion i would have with him is that i think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign. sounds like the new york times reporting was accurate to me, kevin. but it gets better. that phone call was from january 10th, 2021. there was another called house republicans the next day. a reporter asked mccarthy what he said about trump on that call. in the spirit of disclosing private conversations, did you tell republicans on january 11th that president trump told you that he would agree and bear some responsibility for january six? i am not sure we ll call you are talking about. really? really? i think you probably know where
11th hour gets underway on this friday night. good evening, once again, i am in for stephanie ruhle. there are developments tonight on the war in ukraine about to enter its third month. we ought the doesn t that in a moment. the first, we begin with tonight with donald trump s response to the leak audio of kevin mccarthy, saying that he would urge trump to resign in the days after the january 6th riot. trump told the wall street journal tonight that his relationship with mccarthy is not damaged. they report, quote, trump said he was not pleased to learn of his comments, but he said the californian republican had never ultimately advised him to quit. he said that mr. mccarthy quickly change his stance when he found out the facts and embrace them fully a few weeks after the january 10th, 2021 call. the wall street journal goes on to say, quote, i think it is
on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i met chris jansen in for stephanie ruhle. we begin tonight with that explosive new audio of house republican leader, kevin mccarthy recorded in the days after january 6th. and the promise of even more audio to come. this all has to do with how the two top republicans in congress privately pushed to punish trump for the capital insurrection. but then, eventually backed off. the revelations are in a new book called this will not pass. trump, biden and the battle for america s future. by the new york times reporters alexander burns and jonathan martin. nbc news has obtained a copy of that book which says that after the right on january 10th, 2021, house republican leader kevin mccarthy head held a phone call with other republican members, including liz cheney, and discuss asking trump to step
the right on january 10th, 2021, house republican leader kevin mccarthy head held a phone call with other republican members, including liz cheney, and discuss asking trump to step down. quote, he envisioned telling trump of an impeachment resolution. i think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign. i ve had it with this guy, mccarthy said it near the end of the call. today, mccarthy was quick to deny it all. posting on twitter quote, the new york times reporting on me is totally false and wrong. nbc news asked mccarthy s office if leader mccarthy said he would push trump to resign. a spokesman said quote no, he did not. but tonight, there are tapes. the bucks authors have just sheared this recording of that january 10th phone call with kevin mccarthy, with directly contradicts that denial. less, you on the phone? yes, i m here.