Testimony raises fresh questions about Secret Service's handling of Jan. 6

[Scott]

Hutchinson's testimony raises fresh questions about Secret Service's handling of Jan. 6

 

LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN and JOSH MARGOLIN

Thu, June 30, 2022 at 5:02 PM

 

A former White House aide's stunning testimony before the House panel investigating the Capitol attack indicated that the U.S. Secret Service may have had advanced warning of the potential for violence at the Capitol, raising new questions about the agency's planning ahead of the riot and actions taken by agents on Jan. 6.

 

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top deputy to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the security team guarding then-President Donald Trump and senior White House officials were aware there was a serious threat posed by some descending on Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, when Trump was planning to address a rally to support his baseless accusations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

 

In Hutchinson's telling, the agency famous for its teams of bodyguards, sharpshooters and hyper-skilled drivers was aware that among the throngs headed to Washington were some who were planning to carry a variety of weapons and military gear, and were seeking to target members of Congress and breach the Capitol building.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/hutchinsons-testimony-raises-fresh-questions-000244982.html

 

[pegman]

Wouldn't be a surprise if some S.S. types were involved in the insurrection planning. Lot of far right Trump allies in that group. Someone @ the Willard Hotel War Room Jan 5 cracks things could get real interesting. 

[Credo]

I suspect he will permanently tarnish the not-necessarily-stellar reputation of the Secret Service.   

[Old Croc]

I was surprised to read accounts, early in Trump's presidency, of the SS acting more like fanboys of MAGA rather than the elite, professional service they had always been considered to be.

[Iamfalang]

Same, same.....and same, same.

 

He said, she said.   Public comments, news reports report.......wow, this is crazy!!! Everything will be different, the world will change!!

 

nothing changes, everyone forgets, and the news stops.   Power never lets go of power.  

[pegman]

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

I was surprised to read accounts, early in Trump's presidency, of the SS acting more like fanboys of MAGA rather than the elite, professional service they had always been considered to be.

In fact I think a daughter and a daughter-in-law had romantic relationships with members of their SS protective details. 

[Old Croc]

2 hours ago, pegman said:

In fact I think a daughter and a daughter-in-law had romantic relationships with members of their SS protective details. 

That was a film wasn't it? ☺️

[Chomper Higgot]

6 hours ago, pegman said:

In fact I think a daughter and a daughter-in-law had romantic relationships with members of their SS protective details. 

And a wife.