Republicans on McCarthy Opposing Bipartisan January 6 Commission

Erin Burnett OutFront

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🗓️ 19 May 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Republican on McCarthy opposing bipartisan January 6 commission: "Kevin got too scared and he can't let it go any place". Scales urges republicans to vote against Jan. 6 commission; Qanon zeros in on conspiratorial election audit in AZ. Protesters demand justice in North Carolina; district atty says Andrew Brown jr. " Drove directly" At deputy before fatal shooting; Sources: Biden phone call with Netanyahu was firmer in tone than the white house revealed publicly. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.1	Out front next, vote no. A top Republican leader now urging his party to vote against a bipartisan
0:37.4	investigation into the capital insurrection after Kevin McCarthy objected to the probe.
0:43.3	Why? What is McCarthy afraid of? Plus Q&A now setting its sights on the controversial Arizona third audit.
0:50.9	Their supporters echoing Trump, think Arizona is now key to overturning the election.
0:57.4	And tonight, the House passing a bill to address the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes,
1:01.3	62 Republicans voted against it. How come? Let's go out front.
1:08.0	And good evening. I'm Erin Burnett. Out front tonight, shutting it down. House Republicans following minority leader Kevin McCarthy's lead as they try to block a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection.
1:21.1	CNN Learning, House Republican Whip, Steve Scalise, is urging his colleagues to vote against the measure, urging them to back McCarthy, who refuses to sign off on the commission.
1:32.2	But why? I mean, the commission itself was negotiated by a Republican. The commission itself is bipartisan.
1:38.4	And there was, of course, a time when McCarthy was outraged and angered about January 6th when he called the former president to account.
1:47.2	The president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters.
1:53.9	Pretty basic, simple sentence on the 13th of January from Kevin McCarthy.
1:58.4	About a week later, though, here again is the same Kevin McCarthy.
2:03.6	I don't believe he provoked if you listen to what he said at the rally.
2:08.2	And 14 days after that, McCarthy scurried down to see Trump at Mar-a-Lago to make sure that he had
2:13.8	made up for his comments, that he was in good graces with the king. There they are.
2:19.2	What could be at the heart of McCarthy's fears as the fact that McCarthy himself would be a focus for the commission?
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