Officials who disputed Cassidy Hutchinson bombshell testimony were Trump's "yes men": report

[marmar]

(Salon) Multiple officials that disputed parts of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony to the Jan. 6 committee were seen by some in the Trump administration as the president's "yes men," according to Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig, who wrote a book about the agency last year.

Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified to the House committee on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump knew his supporters had weapons and tried to get officials to remove metal detectors to allow them to pass. She also testified that Trump tried to drive to the Capitol with his supporters even though White House counsel Pat Cipollone warned that if he did, "we're going to get charged with every crime imaginable." After the attack, Meadows, former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and numerous House Republicans sought pardons, according to her account.

At one point in her testimony, Hutchinson recalled a conversation with Tony Ornato, then the White House chief of operations, who told her that Trump had a "very strong, very angry response" when Secret Service refused to take him to the Capitol.

Hutchinson said Ornato told her that Trump declared, "I'm the fucking president, take me up to the Capitol now," before trying to grab the steering wheel and lunging at Secret Service agent Robert Engel.

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Leonnig, who last year released the book "Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service" covering the Trump years, provided some background information on Engel and Ornato, a longtime Secret Service agent who now serves as the agency's assistant director of training, in an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.

Leonnig said the two men were "very, very close to President Trump." ...........(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/06/29/officials-disputed-cassidy-hutchinson-bombshell-testimony-were-trumps-yes-men-report/

[RKP5637]

1. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Crooks, Liars and

Traitors -every single one.

[rso]

3. Trump

In any event, if Ornato, Engel and the driver refuse to testify under oath, any of their comments are irrelevant.

[Wild blueberry]

4. Heys guys, you're welcome to testify under oath

Guys?

[C_U_L8R]

5. Let's see if the Yes Man act holds up under oath.

These are probably the same clowns who've been threatening witnesses.

[Duppers]

6. K & R

We knew it!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. The Secret Service was full of TFG supporters

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[inthewind21]

8. Lest we not forget

SHE was a "yes man".

[UTUSN]

9. K&R

[Emile]

10. It's time for them to tell the truth. Trump will not

Protect them.

[Uncle Joe]

11. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread marmar