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plus, clock ticking. the economic impact we are already seeing as the president and house speaker try to avoid a historic default with just days to go. and former president trump set to appear via video today in the manhattan hush money probe. but is he already facing more trouble in another case? this is a fake story and you don t want to give it credibility. one thing you i have no idea who the hell she s a whack job. e. jean carroll seeking more damages after those comments made during a town hall. ahead, the legal peril piling up for trump. we re going to begin with the breaking news in washington. a driver is under arrest and a nazi flag seized after a u-haul truck crashed into the white house security barriers. a law enforcement official tells nbc news that the suspect made threatening statements about the white house. joining us now, nbc s ryan nobles and jim cavanaugh, retired atf special agent in charge. ryan, what exactly happened, what are you ....
What key questions would investigators be trying to answer right now? well, you want to see is this guy a lone nazi, a lone man dog operator or connected to one of the groups? we had 200 members of the patriot front who just marched in washington, just a few weeks ago. so is he involved in an organized group, was this a plot they had? it is pretty pathetic, of course, when you look at it. the other things that matter are his statements to the police, immediately when the crime is occurring, he s making statements he either hates the president or the white house or something. so those can all be used to incriminate him. the nazi flag certainly tells his story. i mean, is he wearing it around his shoulders or is it propped up on the dashboard? it is probably giving us the reason why he s doing this. nazis for, you know, since world war ii and certainly the american nazi party and all the, you know, different variations on it have always wanted to ....
Nothing found when it comes to weapons, explosives, any other broader threat compared to the vehicle itself. does that surprise you? yes and no. i mean, these nazi guys aren t really that sharp. often they re kind of pathetic. he thought he was going to drive the truck straight up into the front of the white house. you can see the shot right down into the porch, the portico. he wasn t getting anywhere close to that. even if he had a rifle or multiple attackers, the secret service and the united states park police would have killed them right there. they re not going to get close. the danger there was two people in the hotel across the street, famous landmark in washington, lots of dignitaries stay there, important political people stay there, very nice hotel, and it was closed. that was a real danger. but luckily he s in custody. so his reign of nazi terror is over. thank you so much, jim cavanaugh and ryan nobles, appreciate it, guys. staying in washington, still no deal. but pr ....