Most nights at 9pm, those accused of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack flash lights in their prison cells to signal supporters other than Besides, it's time to sing “Star Banner”.
Donald Trump plays the J6 prison choir song, composed of imprisoned Capitol rioters, at his rallies.
About 20 inmates gather at the jail every night. in Washington DC to sing The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States.
The Washington Post has identified five choir members from a clip posted on Rumble, an online video platform.
p>< p>Four of them were charged with assaulting the police and using various types of weapons, including crowbar and chemical spray.
One of the police officers attacked in the Capitol, Brian Siknick, died the next day.< /p>< p>In a song titled “Justice for All”, the former president delivers the “Pledge of Allegiance” to a recording of the Star Spangled Banner Choir.
Producers include Kasha Patel, who served in Mr. Trump's administration in the Department of National security.
The rioters were “treated very badly”
Mr Trump said it was his idea to play the song at his rallies.
“These people were treated very badly… I think it’s a shame,” he said.
The former president promised to release those who were imprisoned for their involvement on 6 January 2021 riot, during which his supporters stormed the Capitol, trying to prevent the ratification of Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election.
“Our people love these people,” Trump said at a rally in Waco, Texas, 25 March – the first in his election campaign.
“What is going on in this prison is a hellhole… These are people who should not be there,” he added. /> Footage of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riots shows Donald Trump in the background as he plays “Justice for All” during a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP < p>On Thursday, four members of the far-right group Proud Boys were convicted of sedition for participating in the January 6 uprising.
Among those convicted was former group leader Enrique Tarrio, who was not in Washington when the mob stormed the Capitol.
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It was the latest of three major sedition prosecutions stemming from the January 6 riots, in which several rioters, including members of another far-right group called the Oath Keepers, were convicted of sedition — a rarely used a charge dating back to the American Civil War. .
A bipartisan Senate report links seven deaths to an uprising in which about 150 police officers were wounded.
'They omit uncomfortable things'
The song, which was released in In early March, under the auspices of the Justice for All project, it was a resounding commercial success.
The track was downloaded 33,000 times in just six days and soared to the top of the iTunes charts. , eclipsing Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, according to figures published by Luminate.
The brother of one of the policemen killed during the riot said he was outraged by the video of the prison choir J6 and Mr. Trump's support for the rioters.
He told the Washington Post yesterday: “The battle cry is that no cops died on January 6.”
“They're missing out on inconvenient things like mine.” My brother had his first stroke on January 6, he was put on life support, and he died the next day.
“And they do it again and again and again.”
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