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Thousands of Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol after a
fiery speech in which he repeated his false claims that his
election defeat was the result of widespread fraud, an
allegation repeatedly rejected by multiple courts, state
election officials and members of Trump's own administration.
"I will look very, very favorably about, about full pardons. If
I decide to run and if I win, I will, I will be looking very,
very strongly about pardons, full pardons," Trump, who is
considering a new run for president in 2024, told radio host
Wendy Bell.
The onslaught on Congress, aimed at preventing certification of
Democratic candidate Joe Biden's victory in the November 2020
presidential election, led to several deaths and injured more
than 140 police officers.
Around 850 people have been arrested for crimes related to the
attack, including more than 250 charged with assaulting or
impeding law enforcement.
Several members of the right-wing group, the Oath Keepers, were
charged with seditious conspiracy.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding the
events of Jan. 6 and said on Thursday he was providing help for
some of those involved.
"I am financially supporting people that are incredible and they
were in my office actually two days ago. It's very much on my
mind. It's a disgrace what they've done to them," he said.
(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles and Katharine Jackson
in Washington; editing by Richard Pullin)
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