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Oct 8, 2015 · McCarthy has brushed off the affair allegation. After announcing that he would not seek the speaker's post on Thursday, he was asked about Wednesday's cryptic letter from Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), which asked that "any candidate for speaker of the House, majority leader, and majority whip withdraw himself from the leadership election if there are any misdeeds he has committed since joining ...
Kevin McCarthy's first bid for Speaker of the House in 2015 ended in his withdrawal after rumors began to swirl about an alleged affair with another politician.
Oct 8, 2015 · Getty. WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy abruptly withdrew his promising bid to become speaker Thursday as the married congressman was accused of having an affair with another ...
Oct 9, 2015 · Nobody thinks the alleged affair is the actual reason McCarthy faced opposition in his quest for the speaker's gavel. Rather, the affair seems to be a tool that his enemies inside the caucus and ...
- Matthew Yglesias
May 21, 2018 · An affair rumor helped end Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid in 2015. That probably doesn’t matter in the age of Trump. ... is the biggest reason that it’s hard to imagine affair allegations ...
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Kevin McCarthy's Exit Came After Personal Threat Over Affair Allegations. In the hours before House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) abruptly withdrew his candidacy to be the next speaker of the House, he was sent an email from a conservative activist threatening to expose an alleged affair with a colleague. By HuffPost Video.
Apr 10, 2024 · The far-right Florida Republican Matt Gaetz forced Kevin McCarthy out as House speaker last year “because he slept with a 17-year-old” and wanted a congressional ethics investigation to end ...
