Hutchinson testimony reveals Trump violently demanded to go to Capitol on January 6

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson delivered explosive testimony to the January 6 committee, revealing Trump's violent behavior when told he couldn't go to the Capitol. According to Hutchinson's account of what deputy chief of staff Tony Ornato told her, when Secret Service said they couldn't authorize a Capitol trip, Trump became "irate" and said: "I'm the fucking president, take me up to the Capitol now." When Secret Service head Bobby Engel refused, Trump "reached up to the front of the vehicle to grab the steering wheel." When Engel told him "Sir, you need to let go," Trump "used his free hand to lunge toward Engel's neck." The testimony revealed Trump's desperate attempt to join the mob attacking the Capitol and his willingness to physically assault Secret Service agents to achieve his goal. Trump later denied the account, but it demonstrated his violent intent on January 6.

"I'm the fucking president, take me up to the Capitol now." — Trump's statement to Secret Service on January 6, 2021, as recounted by Tony Ornato to Cassidy Hutchinson in her June 28, 2022 testimony