A number of participants in the Capitol riots have turned on Donald Trump while awaiting trial on assault charges.

On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors interrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes affirming Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US Presidential Election.

The violent riots ultimately left five people dead and forced politicians and journalists to flee Congress after the mob clashed with riot police.

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According to Reuters, 20-year-old rioter Emanuel Jackson, who was filmed using a metal bat to strike police officers attempting to quell the civil disorder, is now blaming President Donald Trump for his being in the building in his legal defense.

Referencing the speech Trump made to his supporters outside the White House prior to the riots, Jackson’s lawyer, Brandi Harden, wrote in a recent court filing:

"The nature and circumstances of this offense must be viewed through the lens of an event inspired by the President of the United States.

"[The Capitol siege] appears to have been spontaneous and sparked by the statements made during the ‘Stop the Steal’ rally."

Trump addressed his upcoming impeachment trial over the incident in the following national address:

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Meanwhile, Jacob Chansley, the horned Capitol protestor "QAnon Shaman " has also employed a similar legal defense after turning himself in to the FBI. He is now claiming he is even willing to testify against Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial.

Chansley was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

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According to Fox News, Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, recently claimed he regretted "being in a position where he allowed that duping to put him in a position to make decisions he should not have made."

Per Fox, Chansley's lawyer, Albert Watkins, stated: "Let's roll the months of lies, and misrepresentations, and horrific innuendo and hyperbolic speech by our president designed to inflame, enrage, motivate."

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A number of other rioters have since faced consequences for their actions. For instance, the man pictured carrying the Confederate flag in a number of images of the Capitol riots has been identified and arrested by investigators.

Per The New York Times, the flag-bearer in question has been identified as Kevin Seefried, who was arrested by the FBI along with his son Hunter on Thursday, January 15.

The Bureau, which had circulated images of Kevin in a bid to catch him, was able to positively ID both Seefrieds after Hunter apparently bragged to others about his part in the civil disturbance.

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Seefried told Federal agents that he'd brought the flag with him to Washington from his home in Delaware.

He and Hunter have now been charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, as well as violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

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36-year-old Adam Johnson, who was seen in pictures picking up and carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, was also arrested and released on a $25,000 bond.

Johnson, who hails from Parrish, Florida, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and with the theft of government property.

Accused Capitol rioters turn on Donald Trump as they await trial for assault charges