Self-awareness was notably lacking on Monday as liberal Hollywood celebrities reacted strongly to a federal court’s decision to dismiss the “documents” case against former President Donald Trump.
Numerous stars expressed their outrage, asserting that the ruling indicated a politicization of the judicial system.
Conspicuously missing from their outrage was any acknowledgment of how the Biden administration has allegedly weaponized the judiciary against former President Donald Trump, seemingly to undermine his chances of winning back the White House in November.
Many of these same celebrities have applauded the recent legal actions against Trump, with some even hoping to see him behind bars.
On Monday, the stars were in no mood for self-reflection as they decried the Florida federal court’s ruling that throws out Biden administration appointee Jack Smith’s case against the 45th president.
“We’re seeing the beginning of the end of the Rule of Law in America,” Rob Reiner wrote, with no hint of irony.
“We are now officially a Banana Republic,” HBO’s The Wire actor Wendell Pierce wrote, noting that the judge who dismissed the case was a Trump appointee.
“When you appoint the judges, you get away with the crimes,” CBS’ Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer noted.
Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the prosecution of former President Donald Trump on Monday in the “documents” case because she ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith had not been appointed in a constitutional or lawful manner.
Judge Cannon ruled that Smith, who had not been confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was not a U.S. Attorney at the time of his appointment, did not have the legal authority to bring the indictment against Trump in federal court.
Trump has long argued that as president, he had complete authority to declassify the documents kept at his home in Mar-a-Lago that were at the center of the case, and that therefore they were not “stolen” as the news media have repeatedly claimed.
The ruling represents a major victory for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Hollywood stars melted down in virtual unison following the decision.
Rob Reiner took the lead, invoking the “rule of law in America.”
With Judge Cannon’s dismissal of the Trump stolen documents case, we’re seeing the beginning of the end of the Rule of Law in America.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) July 15, 2024
Comedienne Kathy Griffin used the ruling to insult the country’s founding fathers.
Disney’s Hocus Pocus 3 hopeful Bette Midler also bemoaned the ruling.
Like a slow moving train wreck, brick by brick they are dismantling these United States. What they don’t realize is what a horrible world they will get when they get what they think they want. https://t.co/KV2SsCp9TR
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 15, 2024
Horror novelist Stephen King was all doom and gloom.
I fear for my country.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) July 15, 2024
HBO’s The Wire star Wendell Pierce declared that the country is “now officially a Banana Republic.”
We are now officially a Banana Republic. Appoint judges that will do the authoritarian bidding. A Trump appointee throws out the documents case on the first day of the GOP convention. The Trump Supreme Court gives him immunity destroying the insurrection case against him after…
— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) July 15, 2024
CBS’s Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer also played the politicization card.
When you appoint the judges, you get away with the crimes.
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) July 15, 2024
Mia Farrow called the ruling a “jaw dropper.”
Jaw dropper.
Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the entire Trump classified documents case. She claims the case should be thrown out because the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violates the Constitution. Her decision is sure to be appealed. https://t.co/Xm8xmNULy0— Mia Farrow 🏳️🌈 🌻🇺🇸💙 (@MiaFarrow) July 15, 2024
Splash and Kill Bill actress Daryl Hannah prayed for an appeals court to overturn the decision.
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“… Numerous stars expressed their outrage, asserting that the ruling indicated a politicization of the judicial system.”
THIS CASE indicated a politicization of the judicial system! A document handling misdemeanor was turned into a Felony somehow! Politicization?
Bring up idiotic charges, and expect failure! The system IS working.
Couldn’t she afford a better embalmer?