Former President Donald Trump claimed just months after the January 6 mob on Capitol Hill that he would’ve been ‘very well received’ and would have gone to stop them from storming the building had the Secret Service not intervened.

In new audio of an interview Trump from March 18, 2021 with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl, Trump spoke glowingly of what he felt could’ve been on that day. 

‘If you look at the real size of that crowd, it was never reported correctly,’ Trump said. ‘There were— it’s the biggest crowd I’ve ever spoken in front of by far. By far.’ 

Karl then noted that Trump – who faces a trial March 4 on allegations of trying to overturn the election in Washington – said he told that crowd that he was headed to the Capitol, which led to Trump’s admission.

‘I was thinking about going back during the problem to stop the problem, doing it myself. Secret Service didn’t like that idea too much,’ Trump said.  

‘I was going to and then Secret Service said you can’t, and then by the time— I would have, and then when I get back, I saw— I wanted to go back,’ he said. 

Former President Donald Trump claimed just months after the January 6 mob on Capitol Hill that he would’ve been ‘very well received’ and would have gone had the Secret Service not intervened

Trump did not turn up at the riot, which resulted in more than 1,000 people charged over their involvement that day, CNN reported.  

The audio could be used against Trump at next year’s trial.

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan set a March 4 trial date for former Trump to face federal criminal charges in Washington, D.C., – setting up a historic court clash before the November elections.

Both sides have predicted the trial itself could take four-to-six weeks, a period that could come before the end of the primary process, with around a dozen states yet to hold primaries. That could bring a verdict six months before voters head to the polls in November 2024. 

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Trump is accused of conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, defraud the government, and disenfranchise voters, in a streamlined indictment stemming from his election overturn effort. 

The indictment accuses the defeated president and his allies of trying to ‘exploit the violence and chaos’ by calling lawmakers into the evening on Jan. 6 to delay the certification of Biden’s victory. 

It also cites handwritten notes from former Vice President Mike Pence that give gravitas to Trump’s relentless goading to reject the electoral votes. 

Trump did not turn up at the riot, which resulted in more than 1,000 people charged over their involvement that day, CNN reported

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan set a March 4 trial date for former Trump to face federal criminal charges in Washington, D.C., on allegations Trump tried to overturn the election 

The indictment accuses the defeated president and his allies of trying to ‘exploit the violence and chaos’ by calling lawmakers into the evening on Jan. 6 to delay the certification of Biden’s victory

Pence declined overtures from a House panel that investigated the insurrection and sought to avoid testifying before the special counsel. 

He appeared only after losing a court fight, with prosecutors learning that Trump in one conversation derided him as ‘too honest’ to stop the certification. 

The Trump campaign has called the charges ‘fake’ and asked why it took two-and-a-half years to bring them. 

The former president faces multiple indictments that look to impede his progress toward regaining the presidency.

Trump still leads potential 2024 rival President Joe Biden 52 to 48 percent in a poll released Thursday.