Trump tried to grab wheel of presidential car to join crowd on march to US Capitol, committee told

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Aide says former president was told crowd on January 6th was armed but did not care

The former White House aide said Donald Trump had wanted metal detectors removed from the site of the rally. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/GettyFormer US president Donald Trump was so anxious to join his supporters at Capitol Hill on the day of the riots on January 6th last year, he lunged at the wheel of his vehicle and put his hand on the throat of his protection officer, a former White House aide has testified.

Ms Hutchinson said she was in the vicinity of a conversation where she overheard the president say something to the effect of: “You know, I don’t f***ing care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me. Take the f***ing mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here. Let the people in. Take the f***ing mags away.

Ms Hutchinson said White House counsel Pat Cipollone had serious legal concerns about Mr Trump marching to the Capitol on January 6th after his rally.Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Ms Hutchinson also gave evidence that Mr Trump was furious when his former attorney general Bill Barr had given an interview saying there was no fraud in the election.

 

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wish the car took him to the riot. that would've really incriminated him.

That can’t be correct! When do you think Trump last drove himself ?

This is a crock of shit

What a lot of people do not realise is that in real life he was the stunt man for Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger.

Then he hotwired marine one and flew it to land on the capitol building 🤣🤣🤣 what a joke of a hearing

Can he even drive?

She wasn't in the car. Is her testimony credible?

Embarrassing to the world.

Times up Don . Jumpsuits ready and waiting.

Grab it by the...

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