New media reports about Donald Trump's behavior during and leading up to the Capitol riot last year corroborate witness testimony and help illuminate what he knew about the violence.
The Washington Post reported on 15 sources, including former government officials, aides and law enforcement officers. Several people said that after he lost the election, Trump brought up the idea of marching to the Capitol with his supporters.
There were no plans for Trump to give a speech or lead the crowd.
The adviser told the Post that there was no plan for what to do if Trump showed up. We didn't believe it would happen.
The aide told the Post that no one knew where Trump got the idea to march.
Senior staff warned Trump that it would be difficult and dangerous to carry out this plan two days before Congress was set to certify the election in favor of Joe Biden.
The staff of Trump was in shock when he told the crowd at his rally that he would be with them.
One senior staffer told the Post that they were not going to the capitol. I never thought it was legit.
The Secret Service agents spoke with CNN about what happened when Trump left his rally.
Those moments came under intense scrutiny after Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to Trump's chief of staff MarkMeadows, testified Tuesday before the House committee investigating the riot that Tony Ornato, the White House deputy chief of staff for operations, told her, that Trump had lost his temper when
The agents told CNN that the story has been circulating for a year. Several accounts similar to Hutchinson's were heard by them.
It was not clear from the conversations I had that he actually made physical contact. One person said they didn't know. Nobody had any idea that Trump tried to lunge over the seat for something.
Neither of the agents told CNN that Trump tried to grab the steering wheel.
One former law enforcement official told the Post that three agents who were with Trump on January 6 did not grab or assault anyone. They don't dispute that Trump was angry at them.
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