Trump says compensation fund being discussed for pardoned Jan. 6 rioters

• The deadly Jan. 6, 2021 attack caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage at the U.S. Capitol and about 140 police officers were injured.
• Some of those Trump pardoned or granted clemency to are facing separate charges ranging from sexual abuse to domestic violence.

What they're saying: Trump maintained during the Newsmax interview that those at the Capitol were there "peacefully and patriotically" and said "a lot of the people that are in the government now talk about" compensating them "because a lot of the people in government really like that group of people."

• He added: "They were treated very unfairly."
• Trump also paid tribute to Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot during the attack by a police officer as she tried to climb through a broken window into the Speaker's Lobby.
• "Ashli Babbitt was a really good person who was a big MAGA fan, Trump fan, and she was innocently standing there," he said.

• Kelly asked Trump whether he'd take action against Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, who was cleared of any wrongdoing in Babbitt's shooting death. "I'm going to take a look at it," Trump replied.

Go deeper: In photos: An hour-by-hour record of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot