The exchange illustrated how the two men mix friendship and business. The Fact Checker previously reported that Federal Election Commission filings show that the leadership PAC controlled by McCarthy — Majority Committee PAC, or McPAC — paid one of Luntz’s companies, FIL, nearly $40,000 in late 2020, just before McCarthy began renting what he described as a “room” in the recently renovated apartment for $1,500 a month.
