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Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger may testify before the January 6 committee on the timeline of events unfolding around former President Donald Trump on Thursday. An agent of a secret service"I like to lie" during a riot.
Two secret service agents, Tony Ornart and Robert Engel, did not rush or attack the handle before Congress, when then President Donald Trump tried to go to the Capitol. Ready to testifyDuring the January 6 riots, sources close to Secret Services told Fox News' David Spunt this week.
An explosive new claim was made on Tuesday by Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
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Series In a series of social media posts accumulated this week, Ornato's colleagues and opponents accuse him of being a habitual liar, unable to tell the truth in the past. did.
"Tony Ornart certainly seems to deny the conversation he seems to have made," claimed Olivia Troye, a former White House National Security Adviser to Mike Pence. "First Keith Kellogg announced this in'I Alone Can Fix It', and now he denies the story he told Cassidy Hutchinson. Our people who worked with Tony , I know where his loyalty is. He needs to testify under an oath. "
" Tony Ornart also lied about me, "CNN's Alisa Alisa Farah Griffin said. "During the protest at Lafayette Square in 2020, I told Mark Meadows [and] Ornart that he needed to warn the press staged there before clearing the square. Meadows replied:" We haven't done that. "
She said," Tony later lied [and] the exchange never happened. He did it. I know that. "
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Attack on Ornath's credibility The whirlwind drew the attention of Kinzinger, who was publicly commented by Ornart. Often.
"There seems to be a big thread here ... Tony Ornart likes to lie," Kinzinger wrote.
Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger Listens on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, during a selection committee negotiation to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Sarah Silbiger / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Liz Cheney said after the two agents fought,January 6 He declined to comment on the possibility of secret service members testifying in front of the Commission. Claims about Trump's actions during the riots.
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Is it a secret? When pressed, members of the Secret Servicewill talk about the growing story contradictions in the witness's testimony, Chainy accused.
"The Commission spoke to both Mr. Ornart and Mr. Engel, under the oath, from both, and from those who have information from others in the secret service. We welcome additional testimony of any of these issues. "