McCarthy told fellow GOP leaders he was "seriously thinking" about telling Trump to resign after Jan. 6, recording shows

An audio recording released Thursday confirmed that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told his fellow Republican leaders he was "seriously thinking" about recommending that former President Trump resign in the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The recording, which was taken during a House Republican leadership meeting last year, was released just hours after McCarthy denied the episode in a statement.

In the January 10 meeting, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney — who was the chairwoman of the Republican conference at the time — asks McCarthy if there's any chance Trump would resign.

"My gut tells me no. I'm seriously thinking about having that conversation with him tonight. I haven't talked to him in a couple of days," McCarthy says.