Trump's 'girth would prevent him from actually getting to the steering wheel' of his SUV, (...)

[sl8]

https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-girth-suv-secret-service-cassidy-hutchinson-january-6-2022-6

Trump's 'girth would prevent him from actually getting to the steering wheel' of his SUV, former Secret Service agent says: 'I don't see this president ever being able to do that. Ever.'

Nicole Gaudiano Jun 29, 2022, 4:00 PM

• A past White House aide said Trump lunged for the steering wheel of his SUV and an agent on Jan. 6.

• Former Secret Service agents questioned the account in interviews with Insider.

• One said Trump's "girth would prevent him from actually getting to the steering wheel."

Then-President Donald Trump would have had to squeeze through an "extremely tight" space to be able to grab the steering wheel of an SUV and lunge at a Secret Service agent, as a former White House aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, testified Tuesday.

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[EYESORE 9001]

1. Sounds almost biblical

‘…and the seat shall inhibit his girth.’

[Walleye]

2. I guess we're just gonna have to get a suburban and a tall fat guy and test it out

In fact it would make a very good video

[shelshaw]

8. Sounds like a job for myth busters

[doc03]

3. After the Trump infection in Washington I don't even

trust the Secrect Service. After all most law enforcement tilts to authoritarianism anyway. It seems like he had his minions implanted everywhere else. The too fat to reach the steering does make a good point. That's what they always do if they can discredit one part of her testimony
that will discredit all of it to the MAGAts

[Victor_c3]

9. Your post reminded me of something from the early days of trump's term in office

Remember when he was trying to get his own private body guards to provide security for him instead of accepting Secret Service?

In hindsight, it makes a lot of sense that if he was planning on breaking the law that he wouldn’t want any witnesses there that he couldn’t control.

[doc03]

15. I don't remember that about his own security. nt

[Maeve]

4. He's too f'ing fat--you really want to go with that explanation?

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She was TOLD this happened, you dimwits! And it really doesn't matter if he lunged or not; he wanted to lead the charge on the Bastille, er, Capitol!!!

[lame54]

16. Don Jr. was too stupid

[Novara]

5. I do wish people would quit giving this non-story oxygen

The real story is the orange motherfucker giving his approval to a heavily armed violent mob to descend on the Capitol building.

[texasfiddler]

6. And his tiny hands. Don't forget about his tiny hands. NT

[Shermann]

7. Sounds like a spin on the "If It Doesn't Fit, You Must Acquit" defense nt

[Justice]

10. People are parsing this too literally

1. Cassidy Hutchinson simply relayed what she was told. If the details are sketchy or exaggerated its not on her.

2. "Lunging toward" or "lunging for" the wheel does not mean he actually grabbed the wheel. It means he lunged in that direction.

3. Did Cassidy say she was told that Trump put his hands on clavicle of driver agent? Or another agent, like one in the back seat or passenger side?

4. There is no dispute that he was extremely angry and irate.

[Walleye]

11. Nobody disputes that he wanted to go to the Capitol. That's important part to me

I still can’t picture what he imagined he was going to do when he got there. Their power trip fantasies are way beyond my imagination

[sl8]

12. Probably so.

Their (Cassidy contrarians) latest spin on things just struck my funny bone for some reason.

[Deminpenn]

13. Ornato told her Engel said "Sir, take your hand off the steering wheel"

Ornato also said that Trump lunged with his "free hand" trying to get Engel around the shoulder/neck area.

Hutchinson wasn't there, she only related what Ornato told her. Engel was in the room when Ornato was recounting the event and never objected to, denined or clarified Ornato's story.

My own speculation is that there might be actual video of what happened since the J6 committee showed a short video of the SUV motorcade leaving the rally.

Here's a pretty good shot of the interior of the SUV from Trump's Walter Reed joyride:

https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.9sTbMfrQoIZ6YkbrgE9gCwHaDK&pid=Api&P=0&w=434&h=186

[LuckyCharms]

14. Jesus, all of this gaslighting bullshit minutiae(comment not directed at OP)

it doesn't matter anyway. The goddamn headrest does not go all the way to the headliner, and if he can just get an arm over or around the headrest, his arms are long enough to reach the wheel.

[Deep State Witch]

17. Does He Even Know How to Drive?

Does the Slobfather even know how to drive? Dude has traveled in limos his entire adult life. I don't think I've ever seen him in the front seat of a car, let alone the driver's seat. Except for that one photo-op in a big rig.