At least two Secret Service agents formerly tasked with protecting 45th President Donald Trump are willing to testify to the January 6 committee that the former president did not, in fact, recklessly commandeer the presidential limo known as “The Beast”, shout “I’m the f**king president,” and attempt to drive it to the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
After the hard-to-believe tale of then-74-year-old Trump forcefully commandeering the presidential limo to join protesters in the street on January 6, 2021 was shared during the partisan January 6 committee hearings by former Trump White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson.
Now, NBC News is reporting that “both Bobby Engel, the lead agent, and the presidential limousine/SUV driver are prepared to testify under oath that neither man was assaulted and that Mr. Trump never lunged for the steering wheel,” directly contradicting Hutchinson’s claims. It’s unknown if the partisan House committee will call them as witnesses.
🚨 A source close to the Secret Service tells me both Bobby Engel, the lead agent, and the presidential limousine/SUV driver are prepared to testify under oath that neither man was assaulted and that Mr. Trump never lunged for the steering wheel.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) June 28, 2022
Soon after NBC’s Peter Alexander reported the claim, an executive producer for ABC News joined the reporting.
“Expect pushback against any allegation of assault against an agent or President Trump reaching for the steering wheel,” reported John Santucci.
New: Source close to the Secret Service tells @PierreTABC to expect the Secret Service to push back against any allegation of an assault against an agent or President Trump reaching for the steering wheel.
— John Santucci (@Santucci) June 28, 2022
The Washington Post, meanwhile, claims that these Secret Service officials were “yes-men” to Trump, and thus should not be trusted. It’s unclear why Trump’s “yes-men” would have refused to drive him to the U.S. Capitol, necessitating the debunked claim that he cursed and lunged for the steering wheel.
The original story put forward by Hutchinson is that Trump became irate when former vice president Mike Pence refused to object to the certification of the 2020 election results.
“I relayed to [Trump], ‘We’re not [going to the Capitol], we don’t have the assets to do it, it’s not secure, we’re going back to the West Wing,’” Hutchinson claimed yesterday before the House committee. “The President had a very strong, very angry response to that, Tony described him as being irate.”
“The President said something to the effect of ‘I’m the f-ing President, take me up to the Capitol now,’ to which Bobby responded, ‘Sir, we have to go back to the West Wing.’” Hutchinson claimed that “The president reached up to the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel.”
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump ride in The Beast (Zach Cantanzareti Photo / Flickr)
She then claimed that the Secret Service had to pry his hands off the steering wheel.
“Mr. Engel grabbed his arm and said, ‘Sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel, we’re going back to the West Wing, we’re not going to the Capitol,’” Hutchinson claimed.
“Mr. Trump then used his free hand to lunge toward Bobby Engel,” Hutchinson said, claiming Trump attempted to grab the Secret Service agent by the clavicles.
It is worth noting that photographs of The Beast suggest this may be a near-superhuman strength, as the 45th president usually sat in the furthest back, passenger seat in the limo.
Mr Mustashe
June 29, 2022 at 1:00 pm
“It’s unclear why Trump’s ‘yes-men’ would have refused to drive him to the U.S. Capitol, necessitating the debunked claim that he cursed and lunged for the steering wheel.” – The Washington Post
Ha, ha, ha, ha!… good point!… nevertheless, these could be under a serious threat… and recall, Michael Stenger, the Senate Sergeant at Arms on during January 6, has reportedly been found dead! And if Stenger’s death is linkable to Trump… BOY, is this guy in DEEP SHIT! HE, DJT, mightbe the next to show up dead!… and by any number Republican faithful… let alone, others!
As for the “Beast” comments!… SHUT UP!… your “usual” seating CRAP– AND SPECULATION!– DOESN’T CUT IT!
And we haven’t even tackled Maxwell’s yet to be told tale of DJT’s complicity in CHILD RAPE! The noose is getting tighter!
Mr Mustashe
June 29, 2022 at 1:16 pm
Listen up, folks!… if the Republican Party doesn’t cut this guy from their political diets, there may not be a Party to return to! And the Republicans might not see a Governance for the remainder of this decade!… and, regardless of the evident problems with the Democratic Party! Republicans can’t live on “junk food”!
Marcia
June 29, 2022 at 8:56 pm
I’m sorry I don’t believe that Trump would lunge at a driver while in motion or make remarks like that that Hutchinson said. How much have you been paid, Hutchinson? We all know how the Demonrats like to bribe and pay people off to get what they want. And if you don’t do as they say you’re found dead and everyone is to believe that you killed yourself, just like the last person that supposedly hung himself and shot himself in the chest with a rifle—You Dumborats sure think the majority of us are stupid—-not this one!!!
Skoflibrls
June 29, 2022 at 10:23 pm
Finally! A sensible comment. Thanks
Mr Mustashe
June 30, 2022 at 10:54 am
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Skoflibrls
June 29, 2022 at 10:00 pm
Thought I’d join the discussion, but trolls-democrats ruin anything they touch with their insane rhetoric. You know who I’m talking about, Loser.
Mr Mustashe
June 30, 2022 at 10:56 am
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Nick1
June 30, 2022 at 5:59 am
Yet another example of pencil neck corruption. VOTE HIM OUT!!
Mr Mustashe
June 30, 2022 at 10:59 am
I agree!… VOTE TRUMP OUT OF THE COUNTRY!