Trump’s Bedminster Golf Club to Host $1 Million Fundraiser for Jan. 6 Accused

A massive fundraiser at former President Trump’s New Jersey golf course is aiming to raise more than $1 million, with proceeds going directly to cover legal fees for the Jan. 6 Capitol protesters, FOX Business has learned.

Dubbed the “J6 Awards Gala,” the fundraising event is being held independently of Trump’s campaign, but event organizers told FOX Business that the former president has been invited as a keynote speaker. The event will be held at his own Bedminster golf club on September 5, and his attendance is pending final confirmation from Trump’s presidential campaign. A campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Behind the fundraiser are a pro-Trump political action committee called New Gen 47 and a nonprofit called Vote Your Vision, an affiliate of The America Project, which bills itself as a constitutional rights organization. Tickets cost between $1,500 and $2,500 per person, with VIP tables costing up to $50,000 each, where patrons will have access to a pre-event reception and photo ops with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and conservative comedian Anthony Raimondi.

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Raimondi confirmed to FOX Business that he plans to attend the event. Giuliani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In addition to raising money, the party is meant to celebrate the success of the song “Justice for All,” in which a group of 20 incarcerated January 6 protesters known as the “J6 Prison Choir” sing the Star-Spangled Banner overlaid with audio clips of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The prisoners recorded their portion of the song from a Washington, D.C., jail cell, while Trump recorded from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. The song struck a chord with fans of the former president and briefly reached No. 1 on Billboard’s digital song sales chart. Since its release in March, the song has been downloaded more than 50,000 times across various platforms, with proceeds going to support some of the indicted protesters and their families.

Proceeds from the fundraiser, which will include an auction of one of the Billboard plaques commemorating the song’s number one status, will also benefit the protesters.

“As a music executive and one of the producers of ‘Justice for All,’ I understand that in the digital age, music royalties often don’t generate the kind of revenue that can have a meaningful impact on their own,” event organizer LJ Fino told FOX Business. “This reality has inspired me to take action and do more to address the injustice that was committed against the protesters on January 6th, a topic I am deeply passionate about.”

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The riots that took place on the afternoon of January 6, 2021, as Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, remain a sore point for Trump, who is currently neck and neck in a tight race for the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump, who has steadfastly maintained he was not responsible for the events of January 6, faces possible indictment for what prosecutors say was a deliberate attempt to incite violence when he encouraged his supporters to protest the election result at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. He has drawn renewed criticism in recent months for calling the protesters “hostages” and promising to immediately grant them full pardons if he wins in November.

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According to the Associated Press, more than 1,200 people have been charged with federal crimes for their involvement in the riot, including misdemeanors such as trespassing and serious felonies including assaulting police officers. Event organizers told FOX Business that proceeds did not go to the people who attacked police.

“Our nation was founded on principles enshrined in the Constitution, but we have strayed from those ideals as many of those charged on January 6 continue to face excessive sentences, lack of due process, prolonged pretrial detention and mistreatment in detention centers,” said Sarah McAbee, organizer of the event and co-founder of the Stand in the Gap Foundation, which advocates for a fairer justice system. “All we ask for is equal justice across the country, as guaranteed by the Constitution.”

McAbee’s husband, a former police officer, is currently serving a 70-month prison sentence for participating in the January 6 protests.