A Second GOP Trump critic appointed to Jan. 6 riot investigation

Reporter: “Why do you think that Speaker Pelosi did not add Jim Jordan to the committee? What do you think that was?”

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader: “Politics.”

Reporter: “And are you upset at the speaker, should she have made a different choice for the country and for the committee?”

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader: “Oh, yeah. In the history of Congress never has a speaker ever done that. (inaudible) She’s broken Congress. I mean, and then it just makes the whole committee a sham so the outcome is predetermined. You won’t get to the bottom of it.”

Reporter: “And in your mind, you don’t think it’s fair because of that?”

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader: “No, not in my mind. Probably in most all Americans’ minds.”

Reporter: “The first select committee meeting is tomorrow. What’s your take on the witnesses that you’ve seen so far? Are there witnesses that you want, that you think the Republicans should be pushing to have, you should be pushing to have?”

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader: “Well, if you had the five Republicans on there, you’d be able to have questions asked, witnesses come in. Now it’s just all predetermined.”

Reporter: “And, you know, some Republicans have been saying that the GOP should play ball on this committee.”

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader: “Really?  Who is that, Adam and Liz? Aren’t they kind of like Pelosi Republicans?”

Reporter: “If you read what a lot of people are saying in the party, they think, like with Pelosi…”

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader: “Have you been to my conference? I don’t hear that. Have you been out to the country? Have you talked to independents, too? No, what they really want to see is something that is fair. No one thinks this is fair, no one thinks it’s going to get to the truth, unfortunately. I mean, six months? How can the Senate have two committees bipartisan go study this and have a hearing, have the report already come back, and just continue to play politics with it? It’s disrespectful to the nation. Her own chair of this committee objected to President (George W.) Bush’s electoral vote, is suing the president currently, believes that Republican senators are equal to terrorists. I don’t see how on the basis of this report would ever come back that anyone would give it credibility.”