Audio: McCarthy told colleagues he would seek Trump’s resignation after Jan. 6

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during his weekly press conference on Jan. 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Days after a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and sent lawmakers fleeing for their lives, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told top allies he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign, according to an audio recording of a conference call on Jan. 10, 2021.

The recording, obtained by New York Times reporters Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin — and heard publicly for the first time Thursday on MSNBC — shows McCarthy preparing to formally break from Trump in the aftermath of the

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