Trump and tell him it was time for him to go. McCarthy told Republican leaders he “planned to call Mr. On a conference call with top Republicans, McCarthy said Trump’s conduct was “atrocious and totally wrong,” blamed him for inciting the crowd and “inquired about the mechanism for invoking the 25th Amendment … before concluding that was not a viable option.” McConnell told top advisers, “The Democrats are going to take care of the son of a b- for us,” after it became clear that Democrats were going to impeach Trump in the House, adding, “if this isn’t impeachable, I don’t know what is.” Here are some of the juiciest bits from a story just posted : For the first time, we’re getting an inside view of what House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY and Senate GOP Leader MITCH MCCONNELL were saying behind closed doors in an excerpt from “This Will Not Pass” by Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns. That sentiment didn’t last long, and Republicans soon flocked back to the former president and his phony election fraud conspiracies. 6 insurrection, Republican congressional leaders signaled it was time for the party to move on from DONALD TRUMP. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell told top aides, “If this isn’t impeachable, I don’t know what is.' | Alex Wong/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY
