Trump grabs steering wheel, then tries to choke the guy stopping him
Cassidy Hutchinson just related what happened when Trump got into the Beast after his Jan 6th rally speech, assuming he was being driven to the Capitol to get into the House of Representatives. When told it wasn't going to happen, Trump stepped to the front and tried to grab the steering wheel. Somebody took his wrist and told him to let go. Trump lunged at him and put his free hand around his throat.
WHEN I RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE, I WALKED UP TOWARD THE CHIEF OF STAFF'S OFFICE AND I NOTICED HIM LINGERING OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE, ONCE WE MADE EYE CONTACT, HE QUICKLY WAVED ME TO GO INTO HIS OFFICE JUST ACROSS THE HALL FROM MINE. WHEN I WENT IN, HE SHUT THE DOOR. I NOTICED THE HEAD OF MR. TRUMP'S SECURITY DETAIL SITTING IN A CHAIR, LOOKING SOMEWHAT DISCOMBOBULATED, A LITTLE LOST. I LOOKED AT TONY, HE SAID, DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED? I SAID, NO, TONY, I JUST GOT BACK, WHAT HAPPENED? TONY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT WHEN THE PRESIDENT GOT IN, HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE OFF THE RECORD MOVEMENT TO THE CAPITOL WAS STILL POSSIBLE AND LIKELY TO HAPPEN. BUT THAT HE HAD MORE INFORMATION. AS THE PRESIDENT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE VEHICLE WITH BOBBY, HE THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING UP TO THE CAPITOL WHEN BOBBY RELATE TO HIM THAT WE ARE NOT, WE DO HAVE THE ASSETS TO DO IT, IT IS NOT SECURE, WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE WEST WING, THE PRESIDENT HAD A VERY STRONG AND VERY ANGRY RESPONSE TO THAT. TONY DESCRIBED HIM AS BEING IRATE. THE PRESIDENT SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF "I AM THE F'IN PRESIDENT, TAKE ME UP TO THE CAPITOL NOW," TO WHICH BOBBY REPLIED, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE WEST WING. THE PRESIDENT REACHED UP TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO GRAB AT THE STEERING WHEEL. MR. ENGELS GRABBED HIS ARM, SAID, SIR, YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE WEST WING, WE ARE NOT GOING TO THE CAPITOL." MR. TRUMP THEN USED HIS FREE HAND TO LAUNCH TOWARD BOBBY ENGEL, WHEN TONY RECOUNTED THE STORY TOWARDS ME, HE AIMED TOWARD HIS CLAVICLE.
Update: Trump has responded on Trooff Social
"Her Fake story that I tried to grab the steering wheel of the White House Limousine in order to steer it to the Capitol Building is "sick" and fraudulent, very much like the Unselect Committee itself - Wouldn't even have been possible to do such a ridiculous thing."
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