GEOFF BENNETT: It has been five years since a mob#of President Trump supporters stormed the U.S.

Capitol to try to disrupt the certification#of the presidential election .. Today, a much smaller, but ardent crowd# of his supporters returned to the site of## the 2021 insurrection, marking the first# January 6 since then with Trump back in## the White House and most of those involved now# fully pardoned for their actions on that day.

White House correspondent Liz lander spent the day# covering the demonstration marking this milestone.

LIZ LANDERS: Hundreds of people reenacted parts# of a day that ended in violence and bloodshed... MAN: Truth matters to this group!

LIZ LANDERS: ... followed by the prosecution and# then pardoning of more than 1,500 participants.

Officially, this was a memorial event for# Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran shot## dead while trying to enter through# a broken window in the Capitol,## and four others who were lost that day or in# the weeks after, including a police officer.

Babbitt's mother, Micki# Witthoeft, spoke to the crowd.

MICKI WITTHOEFT, Mother of Ashli Babbitt: So# glad that people are not losing sight of the## importance of that day.

It's a day Congress# let us down and continues to let us down.

LIZ LANDERS: Just after 1:00 p.m.

exactly five# years after President Trump concluded his remarks## at the Ellipse, telling protesters to fight# like hell, the crowd set off for the Capitol.

Among those taking part in the day's events# was Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the## Proud Boys, sentenced to 22 years in prison# for seditious conspiracy and other charges.

Would do you do January 6 over again?

I# know you weren't here in D.C.

that day,## but you were considered one of the masterminds# of what happened.

Would you do it again?

ENRIQUE TARRIO, Former Proud Boys# Leader: I would.

I would definitely## do everything I did again, because# I'm not guilty of that crime.. I'm sitting here pardoned.

If# I wanted -- if I told you, yes,## I did it, I wouldn't face the repercussions.# But I'd be lying to you.

I'd be lying to you.

LIZ LANDERS: You were found guilty,# though, by a jury of your peers, right?

ENRIQUE TARRIO: Well, they're# not a jury of my peers.

I mean,## they had bias, right?

They showed bias.

LIZ LANDERS: Outside the Capitol,## they laid flowers for those who died.

Among those commemorating the# day was Guy Reffitt and his wife,## Nicole.

Guy was a member of the militia the# Texas 3 Percenters seen here in 2021 on the## steps of the Capitol being sprayed by police# officers.

He was the first rider to go on trial,## sentenced to more than 6.5 years# in prison for civil disorder,## obstruction of an official proceeding, and# entering a restricted building with a firearm.

DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States:# So this is January 6.

These are the hostages,## approximately 1,500, for a pardon, full pardon.

LIZ LANDERS: On the first day of his second term,## President Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences# of everyone charged, whom he called hostages.

GUY REFFITT, Pardoned January 6 Rioter: I didn't# really do anything worth what I got convicted of.## That four-year sentence wasn't justifiable.# So for going and standing on the steps of the## Capitol Building and not going in the building,# not breaking anything, not stealing anything... NICOLE REFFITT, Wife of Guy# Reffitt: Not assaulting anyone.

GUY REFFITT: Getting assaulted by police officers# that a.. then leaving and going home.

Was I trespassing?# I didn't see any barriers.

When I got there,## there was over 100,000 people on the property.# Those barriers were nowhere to be seen.

LIZ LANDERS: What happened on January 6# became a family affair.

Reffitt's wife,## Nicole, helped lead today's ceremony.

NICOLE REFFITT: Today is the# day to honor those that died## and to celebrate those Americans that stood up.

LIZ LANDERS: Guy's arrest and conviction# has also caused rifts in his family,## including with his son.

JACKSON REFFITT, Son of Guy and# Nicole Reffitt: It's destroyed## my family in a bunch of different ways.

LIZ LANDERS: Jackson Reffitt tipped off the# FBI about his father's actions and told me,## while he doesn't regret that difficult decision: JACKSON REFFITT: We're scattered and apart## and it's been really hard to# reconnect over these years.

LIZ LANDERS: Have you spoken with your# father since he was released from prison?

JACKSON REFFITT: I have sent him# birthday messages and happy Father's Day,## but that's been about it.

The only time# I have really talked to him was when## I called him in prison.

And that was very# brief.

But even then, it's just been scary.

It's not -- I'm not worried that he's going# to break down my door or strangle me through## the phone.

It's just a worry that things# aren't ever going to get better at this rate.

NICOLE REFFITT: It's been quite# a strain.

But like Guy said,## we have been able to stay strong and we're# able to start rebuilding our relationship## with our son.

I'm waiting for him to be# comfortable to come to holidays and things.

He was definitely -- we thought it was going# to happen this year, but he had his nerves and## everything about it.

But it is a work in# progress.

I think a lot of families are,## but there was a lot of love there.# So I know it's going to end up OK.

PROTESTER: Ashli Babbitt!

LIZ LANDERS: For the Reffitts, today's# event was a reminder that many remained## sharply divided over the false belief# that the 2020 election was stolen,## the actions on January 6 and what came after.

GUY REFFITT: I'm grateful to get out.

But# I think there's problems with the pardon,## but there's also good things with the pardon.

NICOLE REFFITT: The problem with the pardon,# though, is that there were bad actors there## that day.

Some people did really bad things.

I# don't think everyone should have received the## pardon.

And I believe there are still some people# that are waiting on a pardon that deserve one.

GUY REFFITT: Yes, we're at 12 or 14.

JACKSON REFFITT: It's the washing of everything.# It's j.. people.

I mean, all of these people, they# more or less fell for something, a con,## if you want to use that word, I would,# with no -- nothing in return, no reward.

But these people have been endlessly# validated with a pardon.

And that validation,## they never really received before.# Like, imagine the kind of action that## a lot of these people might feel# now that they have been pardoned.