In footage obtained by The Washington Post, longtime GOP strategist and Trump ally Roger Stone said Donald Trump's presidency was the greatest single mistake in American history.
The Washington Post said it had seen 20 hours of footage of Stone filmed by the filmmakers of A Storm Foretold.
Stone was filmed as the Capitol riot unfolded.
Stone was angry with Trump for issuing a blanket pardon to protect himself and other Trump allies from prosecution over their attempts to overturn the 2020 election, but ignored his wish-list, which included Michael Sessa and Victor Orena.
On Inauguration day, Stone was filmed talking to a friend and savagely criticizing Trump's son-in-law and adviser.
In a video published by The Post, Stone said he would support Trump's impeachment.
I'm done with this president. I am going to support impeachment. I have no choice. He has to leave. He has to leave. Run again! Stone appeared to mock any future presidential runs by Trump in the clip.
Stone said he would support a Trump candidacy.
Stone was angry that the former president had pardoned Steve Bannon, who was facing federal fraud charges, The Post said.
Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison after he was found guilty of obstruction of justice. Trump pardoned Stone after he commuted his sentence.
The footage obtained by The Post helps to piece together Stone's activities after the 2020 election, as he worked to help overturn the results, and his involvement in the January 6 rallies in Washington, which culminated in the Capitol attack.
Stone worked behind the scenes to promote the Stop the Steal movement, which spread false election fraud conspiracy theories, and galvanized Trump supporters in the lead up to January 6, the outlet reported.
Stone was originally billed as a top-tier speaker at the January 6 rally, but footage filmed by the Danes shows that he didn't attend because organizers didn't give him access to the stage.
Stone was filmed in his hotel room at the Willard Hotel as he watched the riot on TV.
Stone thinks the riot is bad for the movement. This hurts. It doesn't help.
The Post said that he repeated false claims about the 2020 election being stolen and suggested that violence was inevitable.
Stone met with and communicated with members of far-right militia groups before and after January 6.
The cameras captured Stone being guarded by multiple Oath Keepers, including Joshua James and Brian Ulrich, as well as James inside his suite in the hours before the riot, The Post reported.
They have been charged with seditious conspiracy for their involvement in the Capitol riot.
Stone denied involvement in the Capitol riot in an email to The Post.
There is no witness or document that proves that I knew about the illegal acts at the Capitol on Jan 6.
He suggested that the video clips of him could be fakes.
When Insider reached out to Roger Stone, he had not heard back.
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