House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthyMassie, Greene trash mask violation warnings from House sergeant at arms GOP leader’s Jan. 6 call to Trump draws scrutiny in commission fight McCarthy says he’d testify before Jan. 6 commission MORE (R-Calif.), who has come out in opposition to a bipartisan bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, said Thursday he would testify before the commission should the bill be signed into law by President BidenJoe BidenTrump slams ‘weak’ Republicans who don’t want to talk about Arizona audit FDA advises against Chinese-made syringes citing safety issues On The Money: Biden tries to navigate bumpy recovery | Jobless claims hit another post-pandemic low | Treasury calls for 15 percent minimum global tax MORE.
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Speaking with reporters at a press conference, McCarthy was asked whether he would participate in such a commission and quickly answered with an affirmative.
“Sure, next question,” he said.
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McCarthy’s testimony would likely be one of the key targets of Democrats’ questioning about the events of Jan. 6, when rioters stormed the Capitol and attempted to stop the certification of then-President TrumpDonald TrumpTrump slams ‘weak’ Republicans who don’t want to talk about Arizona audit GOP leader’s Jan. 6 call to Trump draws scrutiny in commission fight 20 state AGs tell Education Dept they oppose teaching critical race theory MORE‘s 2020 election defeat.
The GOP House leader held a key phone call with Trump during the riot, demanding action from the president to protect Congress. The exact response from the president has been a key point of contention for lawmakers after one GOP congresswoman said that McCarthy had described Trump as unconcerned with lawmakers’ safety.
“Well Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump allegedly said.
House lawmakers passed a bill to create a bipartisan commission studying the events of that day on Wednesday in a vote that saw nearly three dozen GOP defections despite McCarthy’s and Minority Whip Steve ScaliseStephen (Steve) Joseph ScaliseMcCarthy says he’d testify before Jan. 6 commission GOP urges members to vote against Capitol security bill The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Senate path uncertain after House approves Jan. 6 panel MORE‘s (R-La.) opposition.
The bill heads now to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future due to the 50-50 margin in the upper chamber and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump slams ‘weak’ Republicans who don’t want to talk about Arizona audit 20 state AGs tell Education Dept they oppose teaching critical race theory McCarthy says he’d testify before Jan. 6 commission MORE‘s (R-Ky.) opposition to it.