Posted on 06/28/2022 12:28:53 PM PDT by karpov
Cassidy Hutchinson, a onetime top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified that former President Donald Trump was warned that members of the crowd attending his rally on Jan. 6, 2021, were heavily armed and still directed them to march toward the Capitol.
She also said she was told that Mr. Trump insisted on going to the Capitol with his supporters, even as officials, ultimately successfully, tried to stop him.
Ms. Hutchinson recounted a dramatic altercation in the president’s limousine, known as “the beast,” after his Secret Service detail refused to drive him to the Capitol due to concerns of safety. She said Tony Ornato, White House deputy chief of staff, told her Mr. Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of the vehicle and lunged at Robert Engel, head of his detail, after Mr. Engel told him he wouldn’t take him to the Capitol.
“I’m the effing president, take me up to the Capitol now,” she said Mr. Trump said. Mr. Engel said, “Sir, we have to go back to the West Wing.”
Ms. Hutchinson’s testimony to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot and its causes painted a picture of a White House aware of the potential for danger on Jan. 6, when both houses of Congress gathered to certify President Biden’s election win.
Ms. Cassidy recalled a conversation with Mr. Meadows on Jan. 2, 2021, in which she said he told her that “things might get real, real bad on Jan. 6.”
The comment from Mr. Meadows immediately followed a conversation Ms. Hutchinson said she had with Rudy Giuliani, who was acting as Mr. Trump’s attorney. During a walk outside the White House, Mr. Giuliani told her that on Jan. 6, “We’re going to the Capitol, it’s going to be great,”
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FU SS
Garbage. Third hand info from. Disgruntled former employee.
Can’t even reach the wheel from the back of the Beast limo as it is protected behind bulletproof glass.
Nonsense nothingburger.
So?
hmmm...pretty good lie
secret service is probably not allowed to comment
btw she is a good looking nazi
This is getting comical. Sheer desperation from the sham “get Drumpf” committee that has NOTHING.
What a lie! Heavily armed? Total BS.
Dazzling example of the Big Lie Deep State Propaganda.
The mediaCORRUPTpukes don’t have time for hunter or the corrupt POS vegetable! I despise them!!
Bullshit, horse shit & more shit... Fertilizer shortage? Can’t be... the J6 committe is generating more pure bovine feces than a thousand fertilizer plants.
Hearsay evidence is typical for a kangaroo court that does not allow opposing counsel to exist.
Wall Street Urinal fabulist Scott Patterson weighs in...
What jail will Trump be going to when he is indicted and convicted?
So Trump lunged thru a partition to do all this from the back seat? Cmon
Cassidy Hutchinson also claimed that after President Trump tried to grab the steering wheel, he asked to be taken to the Capitol in the Millennium Falcon, piloted by Hans Solo.
so sorry cassidy- none of what you said undermines the FACT that nancy pelosi refused Trump’s request for officers to protect the capitol- keep lying though- it’ll be special when it gets proven to be false- proving what a clown show the hearings really are- keep pushing more independents to the right too by your incessant lies and fabrications- our party thanks you for the votes-
AGAIN, SO WHAT.
This is the Jan 6 committees big announcement for today???
Bwahahahahahahahaha
LOL She is the ONLY one that makes Amber Heard sound credible..yeah a guy in his 70s through a barrier in the back of a limo threw himself over the barrier and tried to take control of the car LOL LOL OH MAN this is the craziest sack of nonsense EVER..oh and if she was SO disgusted by Trump how come she BEGGED BEGGED Trump for a job at mar-a-lago two days later
I don't seem to recall hearing about heavily armed Trump supporters at the rally.
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