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Even the few Republicans in Washington who opposed the worst excesses of Trumpism have been unwilling to fight attempts to subvert democracy at the state level

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell thought the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol would finally vanquish former President Donald Trump, initially predicting that at least 17 Republican senators would vote to convict him in his impeachment trial, barring the former president from running again.

Donald Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP was on full display this week as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy sought to make amends with the mercurial former president after a leaked audio revealed he considered urging Trump to resign after last year’s Capitol insurrection.

In newly released audio, McCarthy said he'd urge Trump to resign over the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Gaetz tells McCarthy "you should have trusted my instincts, not your own"

‘Can’t they take their Twitter accounts away, too?’

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy sought to head off backlash within the party that could dash his hopes of becoming speaker next year after an audio tape exposed he told colleagues he’d urge the then-President Donald Trump to resign after last year’s Capitol insurrection.

Audio was released just hours after McCarthy dismissed reports on call as ‘false’ and part of ‘liberal agenda’

If Trump turned on him, McCarthy's path to the Speaker's office could be imperiled by Trump loyalists in the GOP caucus.