Even after violence outbreak, Trump secretly urged his security detail to take him to the Capitol on January 6

Former President Donald Trump was keen to take a trip to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and perhaps even pushed his Secret Service detail to check if he could do so. According to Robert Engel, a secret service agent and the then-head of Trump's protection detail, Trump discussed the trip in secret that day. Engel asserted that Trump made the offer upon departing from the Ellipse rally, where he told his supporters that he would be taking a walk to Pennsylvania Avenue and the Capitol with them.

The agent also reported, referencing a source close to Engel's congressional testimony, that Trump had been inclined to take a trip to the Capitol although being transferred in the presidential armored vehicle known as "The Beast." Engel informed the committee's investigators on January 6 that he and the former president had "different perspectives" on the matter. As a result, the motorcade eventually returned to the White House rather than Capitol Hill.

Bomb discovered at the Republican National Committee headquarters

According to reports, a bomb was found on the day when Trump visited the Republican National Committee headquarters to deliver his speech at the Ellipse. Moments later, supporters of Trump were seen fighting with security forces near the Capitol and trying to break into constrained parts of the facility.

This week, it was disclosed that the Secret Service devised the final plan to transport Trump to the Capitol on January 6. However, the DC police, who were swamped by protest rallies across the city, turned down their request.

Official facilities are prone to danger
The danger is particularly acute in Washington, where many office buildings, including the United States Capitol, are generally open to visitors. According to two law enforcement officials familiar with the situation, two explosives were discovered in two locations, each about a foot in length with equal spacing and electrical connections that were connected to a clock. Authorities are still investigating the devices and their elements to identify the appropriate substances within the pipe bombs, but both did appear to comprise an unidentified powder as well as some metal.