He apparently does. Trump behaved childishly in the interview. He got angrier and angrier that Kristen Welker pressed him about not having any evidence for his claims. She didn't believe or accept his lies. Rather than support his lies, he would just repeat the lies.
And they were silly lies. Example, Trump claimed FBI agents were escorting or waving members in. IF so, this damns Trump as it was
his FBI. But they didn't. He went off about Comey as if Comey was the head of the FBI in 2020 - 2021. He wasn't. He had nothing to do with Jan. 6th and hadn't been in the FBI since Trump's first year - 5 months into Trump's first year.
Trump wants us to feel bad for the poor insurrectionists. NOPE. 97 of the pardoned criminals were arrested again for crimes since Trump's pardon. Examples from Google AI:
- Andrew Paul Johnson: Freed from prison by the pardon, he was convicted in February 2026 on multiple charges, including child molestation and distribution of child sexual abuse material, and sentenced to life in prison. [1, 2]
- Zachary Alam: Convicted of breaking and entering into a Virginia home and stealing property months after receiving a pardon for his role in the Capitol riot. [1, 2]
- Ryan Nichols: Arrested and charged with deadly conduct and harassment in May 2026 after allegedly threatening a person with a gun in a church parking lot. [1]
- Brent John Holdridge: Arrested for grand theft, burglary, and possession of stolen property in May after allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of industrial copper wire. [1]
- Christopher Moynihan: Pleaded guilty to harassment charges following an October incident where he made a terroristic threat to murder House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. [1, 2]
And Trump wants to give them money????
Here is a site trying to track what crimes pardoned J6ers have committed after the pardon.
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
www.lawfaremedia.org
www.oann.com
