Trump privately pressed his security detail to take him to the Capitol on January 6 even as violence unfolded: report

Donald Trump asked his Secret Service detail if there was a way he could make it to the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The head of Trump's security detail told Congress that Trump broached the subject of making the trip during a private conversation.

After leaving a rally at the Ellipse, Trump asked if he could go to the Capitol with his supporters.

According to a person familiar with Engel's congressional testimony, Trump was still expressing an eagerness to visit the Capitol while being transported in the presidential armored car.

The former president's motorcade returned to the White House instead of going to Capitol Hill, according to a report by the January 6 panel.

A pipe bomb was found at the Republican National Committee headquarters during Donald Trump's speech at the Ellipse. Trump supporters clashed with police near the Capitol and entered restricted areas of the building.

The Secret Service had a last-minute plan to get Trump to the Capitol. The DC police were overwhelmed by the protests and denied their request to do so.

The Secret Service denied Trump's plan to visit the Capitol. He said that the Secret Service wouldn't let him. I would like to go. I wanted to leave a bad taste in my mouth. The Secret Service does not allow you to go. I'd go there in a minute.