House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin Owen McCarthyHow centrist Dems learned to stop worrying and love impeachment GOP argues whistleblower's name must be public The Hill's Campaign Report: Red-state governors races pose test for Trump MORE (R-Calif.) blasted the House’s impeachment inquiry process Sunday, arguing that removing President TrumpDonald John TrumpJudge blocks White House's health care requirement for new immigrants: report Trump gets deluge of boos upon entering MSG prior to UFC 244 Trump: 'I would love' to host Ukrainian president at White House MORE would represent an undoing of the 2016 presidential election, even as CBS’ Margaret Brennan reminded him that Vice President Pence would in that case become president.

Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” McCarthy repeatedly characterized the inquiry as an attempt to “undo” the election.

“I think that democracy is too precious to think that somebody who’s not on a phone call, that cannot stand before the American public and answer the question, that somehow we would change the course of that,” McCarthy said, in reference to the whistleblower whose complaint led to the inquiry.

Brennan noted the whistleblower’s attorneys have said he is willing to answer questions submitted by Intelligence Committee Republicans. McCarthy demurred on whether he would be willing to accept such an offer.

“I think that the whistleblower should come forward in an open hearing … he can come down to the basement, but he needs to answer the questions," he said.

"I have never received that offer, and I'm the lead Republican," McCarthy added before being told the offer had been made to Rep. Devin NunesDevin Gerald NunesCongresswoman who survived Jonestown blasts Nunes for calling impeachment inquiry a cult House panel advances resolution outlining impeachment inquiry Bipartisan group reveals agricultural worker immigration bill MORE (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee.

NEWS: @gopleader tells @margbrennan he was not aware of an offer made to Rep. Devin Nunes for the #whistleblower to talk to House Republicans. "I have never received that offer, and I'm the lead Republican," McCarthy tells @facethenation. https://t.co/uyTj1LWc3U pic.twitter.com/sr9aqGdlHo

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McCarthy castigated House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffCheney calls for Democrats to release impeachment probe transcripts GOP argues whistleblower's name must be public Trump at rally says impeachment an 'attack on democracy itself' MORE’s (D-Calif.) handling of the inquiry, and, asked by Brennan which witnesses Republicans would like to call, said “I would bring in Adam Schiff and his staff.”