Watkins filed in court over the weekend, Watkins said she obtained a GDP pass for the Trump protest, that she met with secret service agents and that it provided security to lawmakers and others, including in their march. to the Capitol.
Watkins also went on to point the finger at organizers of the rally, which she said empowered her as a security presence for the private event, according to her court report Monday.
Watkins, a former ranger who served in Afghanistan, wants to be released from prison while awaiting trial, following her charge of conspiracy and other actions on January 6. She will be in court on Tuesday afternoon before a federal judge.
About her passive encounter with the secret service: “She gave instructions on things she could and could not do, including instructions to leave all tactical equipment outside the GDP area, and she complied with all the instructions,” she said. court document said. Monday.
“Mrs Watkins does not suggest that she has any direct knowledge that her role as security was sanctioned by anyone other than people involved in the organization of the protest,” the new documentation added.
The U.S. Secret Service, in response to Watkins’ allegations in the Saturday submission, denied that private citizens worked with them on January 6 to provide security.
“To carry out its protective functions on January 6, the U.S. Secret Service relied on the help of various government partners. Any allegation that the Secret Service employed private citizens to perform these functions is false,” he said. U.S. Secret Service spokesman said in a statement. on Sunday to CNN.
The Secret Service did not respond to Watkins’ revised claims Monday.
The Justice Department, which is prosecuting Watkins’ case, has not yet responded to her claims in court.
CNN’s Whitney Wild contributed to this report.