WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump on Thursday defended some of his supporters who revolted in the US Capitol on January 6, saying they posed “zero threat” to the lawmakers gathered there to vote for the Electoral. College to certify Joe confirmed. Biden’s victory in the presidential race.
Trump complained to Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham that law enforcement was “prosecuting” the Capitol rioters, while “nothing is happening” to left-wing protesters.
Trump did acknowledge that those who stormed the Capitol “ went in and they shouldn’t have done it. ”
But he added: ‘Some of them went in and they hugged and kissed the police and the guards. You know, they had great relationships. A lot of people were whisked in and then they walked in and walked out. “
More than 300 people have been charged in connection with the riot. Authorities have said they think at least 100 more will be charged.
The January 6 riot followed a fiery Trump rally outside the White House in which he called on a crowd of his supporters to “fight hard” for him at the Capitol. A week later, the House charged Trump a second time, but the Senate eventually acquitted him on charges of instigating the attack.