Former President Donald Trump can now add music producer to his list of business successes.
As of Saturday, “Justice for All,” the debut single from the former with the J6 Prison Choir, outperformed established musicians like Miley Cyrus, Tim McGraw, and Morgan Wallen on the iTunes charts.
The song was released in early March and pays tribute to the prisoners involved in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. It features around 20 inmates singing the national anthem and a recitation of the pledge of allegiance by Trump. The song concludes with the prisoners chanting “USA!”
“J6 Prison Choir consists of individuals who have been incarcerated as a result of their involvement in the January 6, 2021 protest for election integrity after President Donald J. Trump stated ‘I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard,’” says the J6 Prison Choir website. “The J6PC continues to make their voices heard through the power of music and sings ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ every evening before bed.”
The J6 Prison Choir asked former President Trump to participate in the project, and the song was released on multiple platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Proceeds from the song will go to “certain J6 families in need,” according to a press release from Kash Patel, a former Trump official involved in the recording. A campaign adviser stated that the song “doesn’t have anything to do” with Trump’s presidential campaign, according to the Daily Wire.
“We basically broke the music industry is what we did here, because we put America First values back front and center,” Patel told Breitbart News. “And we said we’re going to use free speech platforms like Truth Social and Rumble, and then we’re going to debut a song that speaks to what’s on so many Americans’ minds.”
According to the New York Post, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has launched an investigation into allegations of mistreatment of the January 6 prisoners. The committee sent a letter to D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser, requesting January 6 detainee complaints and other documents. Some Republicans have raised concerns about the treatment of the prisoners, the report noted.
The letter, signed by Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), stated that “eyewitness accounts of conditions at the DC Jail Facilities — particularly regarding the treatment of January 6 detainees — paint a picture of despair, hopelessness, and a severe abuse of justice.”
If elected to a second term, Trump has said he would “look very, very strongly about pardons.”
