Berrien County GOP event featuring pardoned Jan. 6 rioters creates division within community
A fundraiser set to be held Friday night by the Berrien County GOP has drawn criticism for hosting Jan. 6 rioters in a local American Legion hall.
The fundraiser, “Battlefield Michigan: Untold Stories from Michigan Freedom Fighters,” will be held at American Legion Post 568 in Stevensville and will feature two men charged, and since pardoned by President Donald Trump, for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – including former gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley. It will also host William and Michael Null, who were acquitted of plotting to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
A flyer for the event calls the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol a “mostly peaceful protest about a stolen election.” A bipartisan U.S. Senate report found that at least seven people died in connection with the riot, including three law enforcement officers.
After the event was announced, criticism came from within the veterans community itself about hosting such a divisive event.
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