Kevin McCarthy Accuses Matt Gaetz of Pursuing 'Something Illegal'

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Kevin McCarthy Accuses Matt Gaetz of Pursuing 'Something Illegal'
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McCarthy claimed that Gaetz's motion to oust him from the speakership was motivated by a personal matter.

On Sunday, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused Representative Matt Gaetz of trying to get him 'to do something illegal,' which he further claimed led to the motion to oust him from his speakership role last year.McCarthy, a California Republican, served as speaker of the House from January to October of 2023, presiding over a razor-thin GOP majority and a caucus bitterly divided between more moderate members and those further to the right.

'And I watched that with Marjorie, from the vote to speaker to the vote for the Fiscal Responsibility Act. There's times she a difference of opinion, and you sit down and find common ground.'He continued: 'Matt's case was much different. It was about a personal thing that he had done, and that's what he was trying to get something illegally stopped...

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