The House Republican left behind by Kevin McCarthy on Jan. 6 On Jan. 6, Kevin McCarthy fled with his security detail -- leaving Bruce Westerman in McCarthy's office to fend for himself. Kevin McCarthy on the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 4, 2021.Saul Loeb / AFP - Getty Images file April 30, 2021, 8:10 PM UTC BySteve Benen A variety of members of Congress have shared stories, some quite harrowing, about where they were during the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. But this week, a previously unreported anecdote reached the public, which stood out for a reason. The New York Times published a report on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and some of the challenges he's facing on Capitol Hill. Way down in the article's 34th paragraph, there was this gem: