Former President Donald Trump is celebrating a win after a Secret Service driver for the presidential limousine contradicted a story about an alleged incident during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building.
Trump announced his feeling of being cleared after Congress unveiled fresh evidence that discredited two dramatic accusations put forth by Democrats during the Jan. 6 probe. These accusations involved the claim that he tried to take control of his Secret Service vehicle on that day to head to the Capitol, and the accusation that he never suggested deploying National Guard troops for extra security prior to the tragic event.
“These were made-up, fabricated stories,” Trump told Just the News.
Trump addressed the public shortly following the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee, led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., made public transcripts and other evidence in an interim report. The report found that the Democrat-controlled House Select Committee on Jan. 6 had kept evidence contradicting its conclusions hidden from the public.
Just the News added:
“That evidence included an interview with the Secret Service driver of the presidential SUV, who directly contradicted former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, the Democrats’ star witness during their 2022 nationally televised hearing, and disputed her claim Trump tried to grab the wheel of the presidential car known as “The Beast” and tried to strangle a Secret Service agent in a desperate effort to get his detail to go the Capitol where the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was happening. Trump has always denied the account, and Loudermilk’s report released parts of testimony from multiple Secret Service and White House officials that directly undercut the claims of Hutchinson and the conclusions of the Democrat-led investigation released in December 2022.”
“Well, the story was false and so ridiculous that I would grab these young, strong guys,” Trump told Just the News’ John Solomon.
He mentioned that the narrative could not have been accurate as there were safety barriers in place within the presidential SUV limousine that hindered his access to the driver’s seat.
“I don’t even know if you’d be able to do it because they have a lot of things in between the driver and the back, you know, like steel, then various other things. And I would imagine it would be very hard to do. But the whole concept of me doing it, these were made-up fabricated stories. And they got tremendous play,” he said.
According to a report by Just the News, it was mentioned that Trump inquired with the Secret Service regarding his visit to the Capitol Building after his speech at the Ellipse. However, the agents informed him that they were unable to provide the necessary security measures at that time.
“I said, I think, let’s go down to the Capitol. And the Secret Service was very nice and said, ‘Sir, really better for you to go back to the White House. It really is, you know, we’re not prepared to go down there.’ And I understood that, and it was no big argument,” he said.
The Democrat-controlled Congress leaders were accused by Trump of perpetuating false narratives. Trump referred to reports from Loudermilk’s committee, which revealed that certain evidence and transcripts were either deleted, transferred to other agencies, or password-protected. These actions were taken to prevent the American people from accessing the truth.
“Well, they actually did destroy evidence. They deleted evidence,” he said.
“These are really sick people,” Trump added. “You know, I talk about the enemy from within and the enemy from without; the enemy on the outside and the enemy on the inside. And I’ll tell you what, in many ways, the enemy on the inside is far more dangerous than China and Russia.
“And all of it, these are really bad people. And actually, they are insurrectionists. When you see things like you’ve found out today and over the last couple of weeks, they really are insurrectionists,” he added.