Trump Hosting Fundraiser For Domestic Terrorists Who Assaulted Cops On Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is hosting a fundraiser for domestic terrorists convicted of assaulting police officers, and some defendants still facing those charges, as part of his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt to remain in power.

The event is to take place on Sept. 5 at his country club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and is being staged by The America Project, a pro-Trump nonprofit based in Florida that is calling the reception and dinner “the J6 Awards Gala.”

A video promoting the event features clips of Trump praising those who are being prosecuted for taking part in the Capitol assault. “They ought to release the J6 hostages. They’ve suffered enough,” Trump says in the video from one of his campaign speeches. “I call them hostages. Some people call them prisoners. I call them hostages.”

Michael Fanone, a former Washington, D.C., police officer who suffered a heart attack after being repeatedly tasered by one of Trump’s followers on Jan. 6, said Americans cannot afford to forget what happened that day. “Wake the fuck up, America,” he told HuffPost. “This is who Donald Trump is, a sick motherfucker who fetishizes violence committed on his behalf.”

Trump is listed as an invited speaker on The America Project’s website, but it is unclear if he will attend the event. The reception is the same day that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is scheduled to hold a hearing on the federal prosecution against Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election he lost.

Trump’s campaign did not respond to HuffPost’s queries about the fundraiser. A receptionist at Bedminster, however, confirmed that the event was scheduled but would not provide any further details to HuffPost.

It is also unclear what “awards” are be handed out at the affair.