Trump accepted ‘some responsibility’ for Capitol attack, McCarthy audio reveals

House Republican leader says ex-president told me he does have some responsibility' in clips released by New York Times

New audio clips reveal that the House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, held Donald Trump responsible in the immediate aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riot, and that Trump himself accepted some responsibility" for the insurrection.

The explosive clips were released by the New York Times on Thursday and Friday after an earlier report said McCarthy and the Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell, initially believed Trump to be responsible for the attack, and both privately expressed anger against him.