Trump tried to force limo to Capitol Hill on day of 6 January riot, aide testifies
The then-president tried to take the steering wheel from his Secret Service driver in a bid to join the crowd, the aide said.
The then-president tried to take the steering wheel from his Secret Service driver in a bid to join the crowd, the aide said.
The gripping accounts served as opening testimony in a House investigation of the attack.
Paul Allard Hodgkins apologised and said he was ashamed of his actions on 6 January.
Legislators are pushing for an independent commission to prevent any repeat of the insurrection.
The second day of Trump’s impeachment trial is underway this evening.
The trial is set to begin at 6pm Irish time.
Republicans had pushed for a delay to give Trump a chance to prepare a defence on the sole charge of incitement of insurrection.
Ahead of an insurrection on 6 January, Trump told thousands of his supporters to “fight like hell” against the election results.
Larry Donnelly reflects on the final days of President Donald Trump’s term.
Many people have been calling for the show to be reshown.