Two former Trump White House aides are accusing a top Secret Service official and key defender of the then-president's actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection of being a political loyalist with a history of lying.
, saying Trump aides did not clear the crowded park so he could walk to a nearby church and do a photo op with a Bible in his hand.
“This is a person who worked as President Trump's security detail leader, the number one guy protecting the boss, and the boss liked him so much he installed him in a political White House job,” Leonnig said.
"So I want to stress that also, Tony Ornato has indicated to his bosses that this story Cassidy Hutchinson told didn't happen. Well, Tony Ornato has said a lot of things didn't happen," said Leonnig.Both Ornato and Engel already have testified in private before the House committee but the complete details of what they said have not been disclosed.
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