Two New York Times reporters have released new audiotapes of House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy recorded two days after the January 6 insurrection. In the recordings, McCarthy is heard talking with an aide about the possibility of using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from power. McCarthy appeared to oppose the plan largely because it would take too long to implement.

McCarthy aide: “I think the options that have been cited by the Democrats so far are the 25th Amendment, which is not exactly an elegant solution here.”

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: “That takes too long, too. It could go back to the House, right?”

Days after those remarks, the House voted on a resolution calling on the vice president to activate the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. Just one Republican congressmember voted in favor of the measure.