A crowd of attackers amid a cloud of tear gas outside the Capitol (top), and an attacker inside the Capitol throws a metal trash can at a police officer (bottom)
"Justice for All" is a charity record by former United States President Donald Trump and the J6 Prison Choir, a choir of about 20 men imprisoned for their involvement in the January 6 United States Capitol attack. The profits from the song are dedicated to the legal aid of people incarcerated for the attack. The song was produced by an unidentified recording artist.[1]
On January 6, 2021, then-President of the United States Donald Trump was accused of inciting an attack against the United States Capitol in an attempt to interfere with the election of Joe Biden. The attack was linked to nine deaths, including law enforcement suicides, and around 1,000 people have been charged with crimes in connection to the attack. A 2021 review found that during the attack, "approximately 1,000" assaults on law enforcement personnel took place.[2] Since the attack, Trump has admitted to financially supporting those charged with crimes and has promised to consider issuing full pardons to rioters if he is elected president in 2024.[3][4]
Content
The song consists of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America interspersed with the J6 Prison Choir singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" with an ambient backing track. The song finishes with the choir chanting "U-S-A!" six times.[3][5][6] The Pledge of Allegiance portion was recorded at Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago, while the choir's singing was recorded through a prison phone.[1]
Royalties
The project was reportedly organized by conservative commentator and former Fox News host Ed Henry,[1] and a music video edited by a group called "Conservative LLC" who have stated that royalties will be donated to family members of people incarcerated for participating in the Capitol attack. The recipients will be vetted to ensure funds only flow to families of people who did not assault law enforcement officers during the attack.[7][5]
Music video
A music video, edited by Conservative LLC, premiered on Steve Bannon's podcast War Room; it shows footage of Trump "performing patriotic acts during his presidency" and footage of the January 6 United States Capitol attack.[1] The music video later appeared on Rumble and Locals on March 9 and March 10.[8] The D.C. Department of Corrections is investigating because detainees are prohibited from using video-sharing platforms.[9]
Reception
Barb McQuade, a University of Michigan law professor and former attorney, called the song "a disinformation tactic right out of the authoritarian playbook".[5] Some online users reacted negatively as well, calling Trump "narcissistic" for the song.[10] A YouTube upload of the single has also been viewed over 865,000 times as of March 31, 2023.[11]
Forbes described the record sales as “impressive”.[12]
Use in Trump's 2024 presidential campaign rallies
The song was used in an opener in Trump's first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas.[13]
