The remark came as Trump criticized the account of a former top aide to ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who was a key witness during the House Jan. 6 committee’s hearings investigating the Capitol attack.
About 140 police officers were injured during the attack on the U.S. Capitol as rioters brandished firearms, stun guns, bear spray, axes, hatchets and even a massive Trump sign.
Federal prosecutors sought a lengthy prison sentence for John Sullivan, who said in video evidence that he wanted to "make those Trump supporters f--- s--- up."
Gino DiGiovanni Jr. was identified by online "sedition hunters" and admitted his presence in the Capitol after being confronted by an NBC Connecticut reporter.
Isreal Easterday took "a symbol of treason, defiance of the law, and insurrection" to the Capitol before he temporarily blinded two officers with chemical spray, prosecutors said.
The obstruction of an official proceeding charge is in jeopardy before the Supreme Court, meaning that some of the defendants could ultimately only serve a year in prison.
Tyler Bradley Dykes, who served a prison sentence in connection with the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Virginia, pleaded guilty to two felony counts tied to the attack on the Capitol.
Tyler Campanella, the stepson of "Siggy" Flicker, was arrested more than three years after the reality star posted images that Campanella apparently shot inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Joshua Lee Atwood — known to online "sedition hunters" as "LeadPipeGuy" — assaulted officers with numerous objects, including a metal pipe, the FBI said.
How the court rules in the case brought by Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer, accused of obstructing an official proceeding, could affect the separate Trump prosecution.