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>> committee chair bennie thompson wants to know what mccarthy talked about with trump and trumps staffers as the riot was unfolding. there is a lot we dont know, but here is what we do know, mccarthy said himself that he spoke with trump on the phone during the riot and as nbc news reported last year, it did not go well. the sources telling us mccarthy was shaken up by what happened and the republican leader telling trump himself on the phone, who the f do you think youre talking to? well, thin...

Caught up with him in the basement in the capitol he was doing everything he could to avoid answering any questions about that resolution. he -- my colleague rachel scott caught him as he was coming off the floor at one point, and he instructed her to call his office for an appointment. kevin mccarthy hasnt actually done a network interview since january 6th, 2021. thats when he did several phone interviews with the three broadcast networks, and to abc news he said that he begged donald trump to...

Protesters. the actual resolution made no such distinction. now mccarthys claim that liz cheney wont run for office? a spokesperson for cheney said this. quote, as everyone knows, truth has never been his strong suit. over in the senate, fallout from gop leader mitch mcconnell calling january 6th a, quote, violent insurrection and rebuking the rnc for taking action against members of congress. florida republican marco rubio today reacted to mcconnell, claiming that january 6th was not an insurre...

Off the rioters, to get the trump supporters to leave the capitol. now mccarthy -- look, don, i believe, actually, that kevin mccarthy looks at this situation on the substance, almost identically to the way mitch mcconnell does. he has called january 6th what it was at the time. i dont think that he embraces if idea that this was legitimate political discourse. i think if he did hed be out there embracing the resolution. instead hes running away from it because he fears that he cant get on the w...

Trying to use an unlawful ability to go after americans who they think disagree with them. >> beneath this, kevin is clearly running scared. petrified he might be more deeply implicated in the events of the day. mccarthys phone records are also subject to the preservation request that the committee issued on monday to more than 30 social media and telecom companies. that means theres a chance that his data will be the target of a potential subpoena. that explains mccarthys panic when he is issue...

We are watching. its stunning to see. i hope people will -- i implore everyone, january 6 was an act of domestic terrorism. lets frame it like that. republicans, are you with the united states of america or with trumps terrorists? put their patriotism on the line. this was a terrorist attack. >> i feel like in a lot of ways, rick, you are like the guy who got out of the group before they bought the matching beds or got out of the jim jones group before they moved, before they set up shop. let me...

Heartbroken to speak on camera, the enthusiastic little buy who dyed too soon in his mothers arms. they say he had no underlying health issues. of the more than 600,000 covid deaths in the u.s., only 493 were under 18. >> and there is an alarming surge of the virus in louisiana. with more than 5,300 new cases recorded yesterday. this spike marks the third highest daily case count since the start of the pandemic. across the state, more than 506,000 cases have been confirmed with nearly 30,000 dea...

Chris Britt for May 18, 2021 May 17, 2021 Now McCarthy has come out against the idea of a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection. Most likely, because he fears that the involvement of Senate Republicans will be confirmed by any such investigation.

Were seeing his number one and two possible replacements jockeying. now mccarthy has trump on his side, hes very close with the president. theres some people out there who think trump might endorse him. if that were to happen, maybe he gets to 218, maybe not. >> rachael, thank you, well be watching closely. and appreciate you this afternoon. and paul ryan speaks to jake tapper coming up on "the lead" later today. jeremy, who is leaving now? >> thats right, brooke. its the third national security...