Is McCarthy singing to the DOJ ?

[Beachnutt]

Do they have leverage on him ?

[PatSeg]

1. Why do you ask that?

Did I miss something?

[Beachnutt]

2. There must be a reason

the Freedom caucus is against him being speaker, maybe he threw them all under the bus...

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Probably because he's not Trumpy enough for the Loser caucus.

Maybe they are still pissed that he spilled the beans on Putin paying Trump?

[Tree Lady]

6. I heard it was because he didn't

Fight hard enough against liberal issues they were voting on.

[PatSeg]

7. Possibly,

though it is pretty hard to be fringy enough for the Freedom Caucus. The republican party is such a mess.

[Marius25]

8. He's not quite insane enough for them.

He's a Trump sycophant, but he's also pushed back on things like impeaching Biden because he knows how bad that will look for them.

[TheRealNorth]

3. McCarthy spoke out against their God-King, before getting back in line like a good little puppy....

That's all it takes.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Interesting idea

So he was against the insurrection until he talked to Trump, then he reversed, now he's attempting to mainstream to be Speaker.

I don't see anything going on there, but Freedumb Caucus would surely see waffling in those flip flops.

[getagrip_already]

9. What would he have to offer?

To "flip", you have to be under threat of prosecution (I really don't see grounds, but we don't see everything) and have something to offer.

But lets assume they have jammed up and he is in legal peril (a big assumption).

What could he be offering? The doj would surely already have all of his phone logs, text messages, and relevant witness statements. Heresay? Protected house documents the dems didn't have? A love affair with both thomas's?

The loonies don't need an excuse other than he isn't white enough.