“McCarthy never said he’d call Trump to say he should resign,” his spokesman, Mark Bednar, told the Times. The recordings released Thursday evening prove otherwise. In a Jan. 8 phone call, McCarthy told several House Republicans that Trump’s behavior was “atrocious and totally wrong,” accusing the then-president of “inciting” his supporters to storm the Capitol. Two days later, McCarthy told Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in another phone call about his intention to ask Trump to step down, telling him an impeachment resolution would pass. “I think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign,” McCarthy said he’d tell Trump.