Gala for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters at Trump's NJ golf club postponed

Gala for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters at Trump’s NJ golf club postponed

Posted by author September 3, 2024 Golf

Spread the love

A fundraising event for those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, scheduled to be hosted at Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club in Bedminster, was postponed, according to the event’s website.

The J6 Awards Gala is sponsored by the Stand in the Gap Foundation, a non-profit organization that says their mission is to provide “unwavering support to January 6th defendants and their families during their time of incarceration.”

The event that was going to honor the Capital riots was scheduled to take place Sept. 5 before the event’s website announced the postponement. A future date, time and location for the event as yet to be announced.

Trump was invited to the event, but it was not confirmed that he would make an appearance. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was another invited speaker at the event as well as UFC fighter Colby Covington and social media influencer Bryce Hall.

General admission tickets were going for $1,500 and a single VIP ticket at $2,500 according to the invitation on the fundraiser. Bundle tickets that sat a table of 12 were available for $30,000 and $50,000.

What happened on Jan. 6?

On Jan. 6, 2021, a large group of demonstrators who aligned themselves as Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol while Congress was in the process of confirming the 2020 presidential election results.

Investigation into the riots led to 1,424 people being charged as of May 2024, according to a Justice Department release.

Approximately140 police officers were assaulted at the insurrection according to the same report. One officer, Brian Sicknick, of South River, New Jersey, died after suffering two strokes in the aftermath of the attack and being sprayed with chemicals by attackers. Four more officers died by suicide in the weeks after the attack.

Four attackers also died, including Ashli Babbitt, 35, an Air Force veteran who was shot to death by police while trying to break through a door to a secure area and who has since become something of a martyr to Trump supporters.

The riots led to Trump getting impeached for the second time. Following the insurrection, the former president was also indicted in a criminal federal case that accused him of trying to overturn the election.