House Minority Leader Calls Impeachment Inquiry a ‘Calculated Coup’ Against Trump

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 18, 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday described the House Democrat-led impeachment inquiry as a “calculated coup,” and accused Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) of orchestrating it.

McCarthy told Fox News: “It is clear now more than ever this is a calculated coup, and it is being orchestrated by Adam Schiff.”