Trump says he regrets not marching on Capitol with supporters on January 6

Ex-president also rejects suggestions he used burner phones' on day of the assault in Washington Post interview

Donald Trump has said he regrets not marching on the US Capitol building with his supporters on the day of the January 6 insurrection and again rejected suggestions he used burner phones" on the day of the assault.

In a defiant interview with the Washington Post the former president said he had pressed to march with his supporters on January 6, but was blocked from doing so by Secret Service agents. Secret Service said I couldn't go. I would have gone there in a minute," Trump told the Post, later bragging about the size of the tremendous crowd" at the Save America" rally that day.