by Ben Wilson at The Washington Free Beacon
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) was evicted Tuesday evening from her Capitol office after former speaker Kevin McCarthy accused her of betraying him as he was ousted from his role as the top House Republican.
The office will be used “for speaker office use,” according to an eviction email from the office of interim House speaker Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.). Pelosi was instructed she must move out by Wednesday and reports indicate she cleared out Tuesday.
“Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed,” the email from McHenry’s staff read.
After McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday when House Democrats partnered with eight Republicans to vote him out of the speaker job, McCarthy claimed Pelosi had told him she would protect him from a Republican insurgency aimed at dethroning him. McCarthy said Pelosi urged him to concede to party members’ demands for a House rule allowing just a one-member threshold to bring a motion to vacate the speakership.
“She said, ‘Just give it to them. I’ll always back you up,’” McCarthy said.
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D.), formerly the Democratic majority leader,…
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