BACKGROUND: First, let’s review how we got here.
- On June 28, Cassidy Hutchinson testified in public before the Jan 6 Committee. Hutchinson was the main aide to Trump’s Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows.
- Hutchinson told a SECOND-HAND REPORT she had heard that on Jan 6, the S.S. hustled Trump into his one of their black Chevy Suburbans and headed to the White House after he spoke on the Ellipse, inciting the attack on the Capitol.
- According to what Hutchinson heard, Trump was furious and attempted to grab the steering wheel and turn the Suburban to the Capitol, not the White House.
As expected, Trump’s defenders have attacked Hutchinson, claiming that the Secret Service has denied the such an incident happened.
Not so fast!!
Now it turns out that the incident was talked about and was well-known among Secret Service agents.
Justin Baragona
@justinbaragona
Based on two Secret Service sources, CNN reports that the story of an irate Trump demanding to be taken to the Capitol and even attempting to lunge for the steering wheel spread around the agency weeks after Jan. 6. One source said they heard it directly from the driver.