Oct. 11, 2022: New revelations about Kevin McCarthy and Jan. 6
This morning we have the first scoop from Robert Draper\u2019s latest book, \u201cWeapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind" ($29), which will be released Oct. 18.\nIt\u2019s been widely reported that Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy had a fiery exchange on Jan. 6, 2021. But Draper adds a dramatic and newsworthy new detail about the House GOP leader\u2019s side of the conversation, one that makes his later submission to Trump even more undignifying.\nAnd the latest scoop from Playbook\u2019s own Rachael Bade and co-author Karoun Demirjian appears in The Washington Post today, sourced from their new book, \u201cUnchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress\u2019s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump\u201d ($28), also on sale Oct. 18.\nTwo weeks after Trump\u2019s second acquittal, McCarthy yelled so forcefully at Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) for going public about his Jan. 6 call with Trump that he made the Washington Republican burst into tears.\nSubscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.