Presidential security officials at the center of an explosive allegation about then-President Donald Trump's demand to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6 have retained private counsel, according to a member of the House committee investigating the riot.
"Tony described him as being irate," she testified, adding that Trump had apparently said something like, 'I'm the effing president, take me up to the Capitol now!'"
But Trump quickly denied Hutchinson's testimony, calling it"fake" and claiming it would have been impossible for him to reach for the steering wheel. Hutchinson's lawyer, Jody Hunt, responded on Twitter that his client"testified, under oath, and recounted what she was told. Those with knowledge of the episode also should testify under oath."In a statement Friday, Secret Service Director James Murray did not address the controversies surrounding his agency's erasure of communications or its involvement in the events of Jan. 6.
The hearing focused on Trump's inaction for more than three hours during the riot, even as his staff, allies and family members begged him to call off the mob.
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