Former President Donald Trump is claiming vindication following the release of new evidence by Congress that contradicts sensational claims made by Democrats during the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building.
Trump declared victory after evidence emerged that refuted two key allegations: first, that he attempted to seize his Secret Service vehicle on Jan. 6 to travel to the Capitol, and second, that he never proposed deploying National Guard troops for additional protection before the events of that day.
In response to these revelations, Trump told Just the News that these claims were “made-up, fabricated stories.” He cited evidence from the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, which released transcripts and other evidence revealing inconsistencies in the Democrats’ narrative.
The evidence included testimony from the Secret Service driver of the presidential SUV, who contradicted former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s claims during a televised hearing in 2022. Trump disputed the allegations that he attempted to take control of the presidential car, known as “The Beast,” and strangle a Secret Service agent, emphasizing the physical barriers inside the vehicle that would have made such actions impossible.
That evidence included an interview with the Secret Service driver of the presidential SUV, who directly contradicted former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, the Democrats’ star witness during their 2022 nationally televised hearing, and disputed her claim Trump tried to grab the wheel of the presidential car known as “The Beast” and tried to strangle a Secret Service agent in a desperate effort to get his detail to go the Capitol where the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was happening.
Trump has always denied the account, and Loudermilk’s report released parts of testimony from multiple Secret Service and White House officials that directly undercut the claims of Hutchinson and the conclusions of the Democrat-led investigation released in December 2022.
While Trump acknowledged discussing the possibility of going to the Capitol after his speech at the Ellipse, he stated that the Secret Service advised against it due to security concerns. He criticized Democratic leaders in Congress for perpetuating false narratives and accused them of destroying evidence to prevent the truth from coming to light.
Trump characterized those involved in pushing false narratives as “insurrectionists” and emphasized the danger posed by such individuals within the government. He condemned their actions as undermining democracy and called attention to the importance of revealing the truth about the events of Jan. 6.
