this is really mostly just a pr stunt by the freedom caucus that likely won't go anywhere. it represents the complications that kevin mccarthy has keeping together these factions within his conference. the freedom caucus would like to see him do something but he doesn't appear willing to take that step. >> the house minority leader is also hitting back over the select committee's plans to go after phone records. this feels like a threat. phone records of republican members of congress. >> reporter: wolf, it's hard to interpret this message that the minority leader put out last night as anything other than a threat. it comes, of course, after cnn's exclusive reporting where we reviewed the select committee asked telecom companies and social media companies to preserve records of republican members of congress. mccarthy in a statement said that if these companies comply