Jan. 6 ‘awards’ set to be held at Trump’s New Jersey golf club

Aug 26

Ray Bogan Political Correspondent

By Ray Bogan (Political Correspondent)

Jan. 6, 2021, the day when thousands of rioters assaulted police officers, broke into the U.S. Capitol building and tried to stop the certification of a presidential election, is set to be celebrated with an awards ceremony at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. A nonprofit called Stand in the Gap, which financially supports Jan. 6 defendants, is hosting what it calls the “J6 Awards Gala” on Sept. 5.

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The invitation said former President Donald Trump is an invited speaker, although his campaign and other sources said he will not be there.

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Organizers describe it as an event to “honor and celebrate the twenty defendants who contributed to the ‘Justice For All’ song.” That song included Donald Trump reciting the pledge of allegiance and 20 jailed rioters singing the national anthem.

General admission to the event costs $1,500, but there are options as high as $30,000 and $50,000 dollars for VIP tables. All contributions go to a “January 6th Foundation.”

According to the group’s website, confirmed speakers include former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who served four months in prison on a contempt of congress conviction, and a number of conservative activists and influencers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. was asked if Trump should attend on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Aug. 25. He wouldn’t directly answer that question but said he has no sympathy for those who broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6.

.@LindseyGrahamSC: “The people who broke into the Capitol and assaulted police officers should go to jail. They committed a crime.” pic.twitter.com/y0cX1drgj3
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) August 25, 2024

“The people who broke into the Capitol and assaulted police officers should go to jail” Graham said. “They committed a crime. There are people very upset about the outcome of the 2020 election, I get that. But Vice President Harris tried to raise bail money for people who burned Minneapolis, I didn’t like that either. So when it comes to the parties condoning violence, I would say we should both knock it off in that regard.”

Trump has previously appeared with some of the Jan. 6 defendants at private events and described them as “hostages” and “political prisoners.”

Tags: Capitol riots, Donald Trump, Jan. 6, New Jersey, Rudy Giuliani, Trump investigations

January 6, 2021, the day when thousands of rioters assaulted police officers, broke into the United States Capitol building and tried to stop the certification of a presidential election, is set to be celebrated with an awards ceremony at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. A non-profit called Stand in the Gap, which financially supports January 6 defendants, is hosting what it calls the ‘J6 awards gala’ on September 5.

The invitation says Trump is an invited speaker, although his campaign and other sources said he will not be there, according to multiple outlets.

Organizers describe it as an event to “honor and celebrate the twenty defendants who contributed to the “Justice For All” song.” That song included Donald Trump reciting the pledge of allegiance and 20 jailed rioters singing the national anthem.

General admission to the event costs $2,500, but there are options as high as $30,000 and $50,000 dollars for VIP tables. All contributions go to “a January 6th foundation”.

According to the group’s website, confirmed speakers include former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, former Trump White House official Peter Navarro who served four months in prison on a contempt of congress conviction, and a number of conservative activists and influencers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. was asked if Trump should attend on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday. He wouldn’t directly answer that question but said he has no sympathy for those who broke into the Capitol on January 6.

“The people who broke into the Capitol and assaulted police officers should go to jail. They committed a crime. There are people very upset about the outcome of the 2020 election, I get that” Graham said. “But Vice President Harris tried to raise bail money for people who burned Minneapolis, I didn’t like that either. So when it comes to the parties condoning violence I would say we should both knock it off in that regard.”

Trump has previously appeared with some of the January 6th defendants at private events and described them as “hostages” and “political prisoners”.