Former President Donald Trump will not be in attendance at a fundraising campaign slated to be held at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club next month in support of those facing legal challenges associated with the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, his campaign confirmed.
The campaign made no further comment to NBC News regarding the so-dubbed “J6 Awards Gala.”
The Sept. 5 event at Trump National Golf Club is hosted by the Stand in the Gap Foundation, a “non-profit foundation dedicated to advocating for change in re-entry, family services, and justice reform,” that focuses on Jan. 6 defendants, according to the event website.
Stand in the Gap is listed as a sponsor, along with Glory Bank and The America Project, according to the Daily Beast, which first reported the event.
The main event page features a flyer that includes Trump and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani among the invited speakers. Giuliani’s representatives didn’t immediately return Axios’ request …