President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the pardons he doled out to people who were convicted for roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, protests — violent in some cases — on Capitol Hill, telling reporters that offenders have “already served years in prison.”

Trump made the comments after an AI infrastructure announcement at the White House.

Trump on Monday issued a “complete and unconditional pardon” to most of the individuals who were convicted and ordered the Justice Department to drop the 470 ongoing cases. Trump commuted the sentences of another 14 but did not grant them full pardons. In all, 1,583 people were charged.

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