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DECEMBER 11 & 12, 2026  ·  THE AMERICA FIRST WAREHOUSE

The Stand In The Gap Virtual Summit

Two days at The America First Warehouse, and the people who lived it doing the talking.

On Friday night, December 11, we open the doors for the Founding Circle VIP Rally, a private evening for the donors carrying this foundation into 2027. On Saturday, December 12, the Virtual Summit goes out live from the same room. People who were prosecuted, the families who sat in the gallery through it, and the lawyers who fought the cases will walk through how lawfare actually works, and what it takes to get a life back once it is over.

Friday, Dec. 11Founding Circle VIP Rally · 6:00 – 10:00 PM ET
Saturday, Dec. 12The Virtual Summit · live from the Warehouse
THE TWO DAYS

What happens, and when

The Friday rally is small on purpose. The Saturday summit is built to reach as many people as we can get in front of a screen.

FRIDAY · DECEMBER 11

Founding Circle VIP Rally

6:00 – 10:00 PM Eastern · invitation and Founding Circle seats only

This is the night we thank the people who make the work possible, in person. A cocktail hour party with finger foods and drinks, our VIP special guests, and time to actually talk with them instead of watching them from the back of a room.

We will also stop the evening to recognize January 6 families by name. Many of them have never been thanked for anything. Some of them were in a courtroom every week for two years.

There is a live auction. So far that includes a week at a condo in Mexico, a week at a lake house, beef and chicken packages, and original artwork, with more coming in as donors offer it. Every dollar from the auction goes to the foundation.

Seats are limited, and the room sets the limit.

SATURDAY · DECEMBER 12

The Virtual Summit

Live from The America First Warehouse · full schedule posted as speakers confirm

A full day of interviews and panels on the Lawfare Playbook: how a prosecution gets built against an ordinary citizen, what it does to a family while it is pending, and what the road back looks like once it ends – sealing, refunds, housing, work.

You can be in the room, or you can watch from home with an online pass. We will post the speaker lineup here as each guest confirms. We are not going to list a name until it is booked.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT

Be first in line when seats go on sale

Seating and ticket details are being finalized now. Leave your name below and we will let you know the moment seats go on sale, for the Friday rally, the Saturday summit in the room, and the online livestream.

SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS & AUCTION

Put your name behind it

We are taking event sponsors, advertisers for the summit broadcast, and donated items for the Friday auction. If your business or family wants to be part of it, write to info@standinthegap.foundation with "Summit sponsor" in the subject line and we will send you the options and the paperwork.

Because we are a 501(c)(3), sponsors are recognized, not endorsed. We can thank you by name and show your logo. We cannot run a product pitch for you.

CAN'T MAKE IT?

Give to the work directly

Not everyone can travel in December. A gift to one of our programs does the same work.