Trump aide tells special counsel ex-president ‘was just not interested’ in putting down Jan. 6 riot: report
NY Post
Another former confidant of Donald Trump has defied the former president and opened up to federal prosecutors about the behind-the-scenes machinations on the day of the Capitol riot.
Dan Scavino, who served as Trump’s White House deputy chief of staff for communications, told the special counsel’s office about the former president’s anger toward the “stolen election” as the riot raged on Capitol Hill, ABC reported.
Scavino — who was ordered to supply testimony with a subpoena — was one of a handful of aides with direct access to Trump when the chaos erupted.
As the storming of the Capitol unfolded, Trump “was just not interested” in taking additional steps to curtail the riot, but was instead “very angry” at what he described as a stolen election, Scavino reportedly told investigators.
Scavino had first begun work with Trump as a teenager and quickly rose through the ranks to help manage Trump’s White House communications game.
While the riot took place, Trump gazed at the TV, silent at times, with his arms folded, Scavino reportedly told special counsel Jack Smith’s team.
