Jan. 6 Defendant Taunts Judge After Being Sentenced: ‘Trump’s Gonna Pardon Me Anyways!’

A wild scene unfolded in Washington, D.C. District Court on Friday as a federal judge sentenced a defendant in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Last year, a jury found Philip Grillo of New York guilty on five charges: obstruction of an official proceeding, a felony, and misdemeanor offenses of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

On Friday, Senior Judge Royce Lamberth made some remarks before handing down the sentence.

“I will do my job as I’m bound by oath to do, and the president will do his,” he stated, according to CNN. “It’s as simple as that.” He said the administration of justice is necessary “no matter the political winds of the day.”

After Lamberth sentenced Grillo to one year in prison and subsequently one year of supervised release, the defendant had words for the judge.

“Trump’s gonna pardon me anyways!” he yelled.

CNN’s Katelyn Polantz joined Monday’s CNN News Central to relay the incident.

“This was an extraordinary scene in the D.C. District Court where hundreds of these rioter cases have been handled,” she said. “He was being sentenced for nonviolent [crimes], but felonies today in federal court. And the judge, Judge Royce Lamberth –the judge who sat on that bench the longest and is nearing the end of an extraordinary judicial career – puts him in prison immediately. That rarely happens in a situation like this. And then as the judge exits the courtroom, the defendant, Phil Grillo, is standing there with the U.S. Marshal taking off his tie, taking off his belt, being put in handcuffs, and he yells out, “Trump’s gonna pardon me anyways!”

Polantz reported that Grillo had two friends present, who said they were Republican Party officials in the Bronx and Queens.

“They’re shouting at him, ‘Don’t worry, Phil. Donald’s gonna take care of you.”

Trump has said he will pardon those who participated in the deadly Capitol riot, calling them “unbelievable patriots.”

Watch above via CNN.