House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he will not cooperate with the House committee investigating the January 6 riot
"As a representative and the leader of the minority party, it is with neither regret nor satisfaction that I have concluded to not participate with this select committee's abuse of power that stains this institution today and will harm it going forward," McCarthy said in a statement Wednesday night.
"Your public statements regarding January 6th have changed markedly since you met with Trump," the panel said in the letter.
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