"But the agents are denying it"
[Hutchinson's recent testimony] has placed renewed attention on the Secret Service and that attention looks set to intensify after investigative journalist and author Carol Leonnig told MSNBC on Tuesday that some agents in Trump's security detail appeared to support the Capitol rioters, while Ornato and Engel are considered to be "aligned" with Trump.
"There was a very large contingent of Donald Trump's detail who were personally cheering for Biden to fail," Leonnig said.
"Some of them even took to their personal media accounts to cheer on the insurrection and the individuals rioting up to the Capitol, as patriots. That is problematic," she said.
"I am not saying that Tony Ornato or Bobby Engel did that but they are viewed as being aligned with Donald Trump, which cuts against them," Leonnig added. "However, if they testify, under oath, 'this is what happened,' I think that is going to be important."
This isn't the first time questions have been raised about the role of Secret Service agents on January 6. In April, Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin highlighted the fact that former Vice President Mike Pence had refused to get into an armored limousine manned by Secret Service agents during the Capitol riot.
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"There was a very large contingent of Donald Trump's detail who were personally cheering for Biden to fail," Leonnig said.
"Some of them even took to their personal media accounts to cheer on the insurrection and the individuals rioting up to the Capitol, as patriots. That is problematic," she said.
"I am not saying that Tony Ornato or Bobby Engel did that but they are viewed as being aligned with Donald Trump, which cuts against them," Leonnig added. "However, if they testify, under oath, 'this is what happened,' I think that is going to be important."
This isn't the first time questions have been raised about the role of Secret Service agents on January 6. In April, Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin highlighted the fact that former Vice President Mike Pence had refused to get into an armored limousine manned by Secret Service agents during the Capitol riot.
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