Washington DC - President Donald Trump recently said his administration is looking into providing a "compensation fund" for those convicted in relation to the January 6 Capitol riots.

In a recent interview with Newsmax, anchor Greg Kelly asked the president if there was any talk of a fund being created for the rioters, because they lost "opportunity" and "income."

Trump responded that there has been talk among "a lot of people" in his administration because they "really like that group of people."

"They were patriots as far as I'm concerned," Trump said. "They were treated unfairly."

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Instead of elaborating on the fund, Trump went on to lament that the media "never talks about how big the crowd was that day," but will praise Senator Bernie Sanders for being able to pull in a large audience.

The president's remarks come after he pardoned over 1,500 rioters, many of which were accused of committing violent acts.

At another point in the interview, Trump praised Ashli Babbitt, a rioter that was fatally shot by a Capitol officer while she was attempting to break into the building through a broken window.

Trump insisted that Babbitt, who he is a "big fan" of because she was a fan of his, was "innocently standing there" when she was shot. He promised to look into taking action against the officer behind the shooting, who is still on duty.