According to a report by The New York Times, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy wondered if some GOP lawmakers could be banned from social media over controversial posts.
Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin obtained audio recordings of the House Minority Leader expressing concern over the comments of his GOP colleagues inciting violence in the wake of the Capitol riot.
Some of the lawmakers were called out by McCarthy. Brooks delivered a speech at the rally.
On a call with other GOP leaders, McCarthy talked about other GOP lawmakers who had made comments about the Capitol siege, including Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Louie Gohmert of Texas, and Barry Moore of Alabama.
At one point of the call, Moore commented on the shooting death of a pro-Trump rioter in a now- deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted, now deleted
He said that it was a black police officer that shot the white female veteran.
McCarthy asked if they could take their Twitter accounts away as well after the comment was read on the call.
McCarthy's office did not respond to a request for comment.
The release of this audio follows the reporting of a number of other statements he has reportedly said behind closed doors, including one where he privately blamed Trump for the Capitol riot to his colleagues. The House GOP leader denied making the statements before the tapes were released.
According to reporters Burns and Martin, McCarthy said of Trump during a phone call with House Republicans that what he did was unacceptable. Nobody can defend that, and nobody should defend it.
McCarthy was called a liar and "feckless" by Democrats for defending Trump publicly.
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