The move comes as no surprise, as McCarthy has been a vocal critic of the panel since its beginning. He co-authored this week an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal with Rep. Jim Jordan this week, arguing that “for House Republican leaders to agree to participate in this political stunt would change the House forever.”JOHN CORNYN OPEN TO 'INFORMED DEBATE' ON GUN RULES AFTER UVALDE SHOOTING
The letter then laid out questions for the committee, including a request to provide “a list of subject and topics the Select Committee would like to discuss with the Leader, and the constitutional and legal rationale justifying the request.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blocked some of McCarthy’s nominees to the select panel last year, citing unfounded claims of election fraud made by the nominees or, in Jordan’s case, his proximity to the panel’s investigation.