Democrats who alleged that President Trump had engaged in collusion with Russia should apologize to him, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyMcCarthy's Democratic challenger to launch first TV ad highlighting Air Force service as single mother Trump asked Chamber of Commerce to reconsider Democratic endorsements: report The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill MORE (D-Calif.) said Tuesday.

“I think he is owed an apology from every individual who stood there and said they had proof, if they said they knew of collusion, if they ... misled [and] took us down this path that we spent 22 months, $25 million, 40 FBI agents, 19 attorneys, went to 13 foreign countries, 2,800 subpoenas, 500 witnesses, and no collusion?” McCarthy told reporters in the Capitol.

“I do believe he is owed an apology from anyone who put their politics of dislike before the American public,” added McCarthy, a close ally of Trump.

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“I understand a disagreement with each other when it comes to philosophical positions,” he said, “But to go so far just because you are upset that someone else won the presidency? Yes, you owe him an apology.”

McCarthy’s call for an apology came two days after Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrProsecutor says no charges in Michigan toilet voting display Judge rules Snowden to give up millions from book, speeches The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE sent Congress a four-page letter announcing that special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE had not found that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia during the 2016 election. Mueller did not determine whether Trump had obstructed justice.

McCarthy and other Republicans have specifically taken aim at House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffChris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Trump casts doubt on Ginsburg statement, wonders if it was written by Schiff, Pelosi or Schumer Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-Calif.), who previously asserted that there was “more than circumstantial evidence” of collusion between Trump and Moscow. On Tuesday, McCarthy again called on Schiff to step down as chairman.

“You cannot have a chair of a committee that misled the American public, that misled their conference,” McCarthy said. “It is time to turn the page and let America trust the committee again.”

When asked by The Hill whether Mueller should testify before Congress on his report, McCarthy replied that he had “no problem” with that.

“I do believe that Attorney General Barr does need to come here, testify, just like he said he would,” McCarthy said. “I leave that up to Mueller if he wants to come. I have no problem with him coming.

“I think more transparency is great.”