Trump admits he told Secret Service to take him to Capitol on Jan 6 in rambling campaign rally [View all]
Source: UK Independent
11 hours ago
Former president Donald Trump has now admitted to ordering Secret Service agents to drive him to the US Capitol on January 6 — but still relayed a very different version of events to the testimony given by his former aide.
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified before Congress back in June 2022 that, when the mob of rioters stormed the building, Mr Trump insisted Secret Service agents take him to the Capitol.
When the agents refused, she said the then-president “lunged” to grab the steering wheel of the car.
On Wednesday, Mr Trump used a day off from his criminal trial in Manhattan to hold a rally in Wisconsin where he regaled his version of what happened that day, admitting that he did demand to be taken to the Capitol that day.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-wisconsin-rally-jan-6-b2538179.html
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