By Wonderwall.com Editors
8:00am PST, Dec 26, 2022
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Committee adjourned. Amid months of investigation and interviews, the House of Representatives' Jan. 6 committee has done the unprecedented: It has referred former President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution, alleging that he and several co-conspirators tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power and stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, which resulted in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. In all, there were four criminal referrals. As part of the hearings, witnesses revealed what happened and spoke about what they experienced inside The White House in Washington, D.C., that day. On Dec. 19, the committee released its full report.
During and after the hearings, many in Hollywood took to social media to voice their opinions."These folks don't get it that when they come after me, people who love freedom rally around me. It strengthens me. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. Americans know that I pushed for 20,000 troops to prevent violence on Jan 6, and that I went on television and told everyone to go home. The people understand that the Democratic Bureau of Investigation, the DBI, are out to keep me from running for president because they know I'll win and that this whole business of prosecuting me is just like impeachment was — a partisan attempt to sideline me and the Republican Party," former President Donald Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social Platform in response to the Jan. 6 committee's decision to recommend that the Justice Department to prosecute him and some of his associates over their involvement in the Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. "The Fake charges made by the highly partisan Unselect Committee of January 6th have already been submitted, prosecuted, and tried in the form of Impeachment Hoax # 2. I WON convincingly. Double Jeopardy anyone!"
Keep reading for more celebrity reactions to the Jan. 6 hearings…
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"Today, December 19, 2022 marks the first day of accountability for a lifetime of Criminality of Donald J. Trump," Rob Reiner tweeted. "The Jan.6 Committee report is out. Donald Trump incited Insurrection. Time to Indict." He then added, "I guarantee all Eisenhower, Reagan, McCain, and Bush Republicans are quietly hoping the DOJ will Indict Trump. There will not be an honest loyal Republican opposition until the White Nationalist Cult leader goes back under the rock from which he came."
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"BREAKING: January 6 committee Trump's advisors asked him to explicitly tell his advisors to be peaceful on January 6. He refused. What more evidence do you need???" –Billy Baldwin
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"Donald Trump thinks he was a better President than Washington and Lincoln. He claims he won the popular vote when he lost it badly twice. He is delusional and clearly unfit for the Presidency." –Barbra Streisand
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"4 criminal referrals to the DOJ for Donald Trump." –Bette Midler. She previously tweeted, "The January 6th committee will approve its final report and vote on issuing criminal and ethics referrals against Donald J. Trump, TODAY. No matter what the outcome, they have done our country an enormous service, and I thank them."
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"The bipartisan Jan 6 th commission is painting an a portrait of absolute guilt Garland must act – Or his name will be linked forever with trump as the two names that ended democracy" –John Cusack
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"After watching the Jan 6 committee today, my overwhelming reaction is just how profoundly sad it is that Donald Trump was POTUS." –Al Franken
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"Thank you to the January 6th Committee for their patriotism and commitment to the US Constitution. Let's hope the Department of Justice does it's job." –Katie Couric
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On Oct. 13, Kathy Griffin tweeted, "Of course the secret service knew about the plans for a VIOLENT insurrection. Do you guys remember #Donttakethebait for our team? We knew it would be better to have ONLY magas there that day."
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On Oct. 13, Al Franken tweeted, "So far, the evidence presented today isn't good for Trump. #January6thHearings." He then sarcastically noted, "Gee! MORE evidence that Trump knew that his supporters were being violent!.. If Trump testifies, they really oughta put him under oath. Otherwise, he'll just lie, lie, lie!" The "SNL" alum and former U.S. senator also tweeted about the July 12 hearings, writing, "I'm beginning to think Trump knew he lost. #January6thCommitteeHearings."
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While watching the July 21 hearing, Mia Farrow tweeted, "Three hours of hand to hand combat bet Capital police & mob.Ppl hid, called family members to say good bye,.Everyone implored Trump to call off mob, send help. Only after his coup had clearly failed did Trump tell mob to leave ( while saying he loved them)." She later added, "And after all the violence, the deaths, and damage, the trauma to everyone involved at the Capital and to the people of this nation, Trump only expressed regret that 'Pence failed me.'"
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"January 6th was a terrorist attack what are we even doing?" Patton Oswalt tweeted after the first public hearing aired on June 9. After the next public hearing aired on June 13, upon hearing that Rudy Giuliani was "apparently inebriated" while giving Trump advice on election night 2020, the actor-comedian tweeted, "I am hearing 'apparently inebriated' to the rhythm of 'you gotta keep 'em separated' from Offspring's 'Come Out And Play.'" On Oct. 13, he sarcastically added, "So we're going to believe actual video footage of something that happened over Trump saying it didn't happen? Sad!"
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"Both Chairman Thompson and Vice Chairwoman Cheney said in no uncertain terms that Donald Trump is responsible for the Seditious Conspiracy to overthrow the United States Government. Check please," Rob Reiner tweeted after an early hearing. On June 28, the actor-director wrote, "Trump is f*****." On July 12, he added, "The question is no longer whether or not Donald Trump should be indicted for leading an armed Insurrection to overthrow the United States Government. The question is when." Then after the July 21 primetime hearing, he tweeted, "Liz Cheney is ripping Donald Trump a new one and is almost single handedly saving our Democracy." On Oct. 13, he added, "Looking forward to more nails being driven into the Trump coffin by the Jan. 6 Committee."
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"I'm Defiantly Not Fan Of Her Politics,But She Chose Her Country,& HER SAFETY Over Her JOB. STEELE BACKBONE," Cher tweeted on July 21 in response to a fan's post about Rep. Liz Cheney's powerful closing speech during the House committee's Jan. 6 hearing that aired in primetime on July 21.
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On the morning of Jan. 6, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley saw the crowd gathered at the Capitol and raised his fist in solidarity. On July 21, the committee played video of the senator running after the rioters broke into the building. "I didn't run that fast from my first marriage," Joy Behar said on "The View."
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"The comments, messages, posts following Trump's December 19th tweet are deeply, deeply disturbing. #Jan6thHearings," Katie Couric tweeted on July 12. She later noted, "Trump's tweet on December 19th: 'Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!' served as the catalyst for media coverage, including Alex Jones and Fox News, encouraging people to come to Washington. #Jan6thHearings… Former Twitter Employee said they believe that Twitter relished in the knowledge that they were the favorite and most used service of the President and enjoyed having that sort of power within the social media ecosystem." During the July 21 primetime hearing, Katie tweeted key quotes including this one: "Trump on Jan 7: 'I don't want to say the election is over.' #Jan6thCommitteeHearings." She added, "Thursday's explosive primetime hearing zeroed in on the fateful 187 minutes during which then-President Trump refused to call off the violent mob he'd incited."
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"There is only one man that's possibly more delusional then trump- AG garland thinking democracy can survive without prosecuting trump. USA deserves to know whether AG garland understands his job and oath," actor John Cusack tweeted. He also weighed in on Ivanka Trump's testimony that was aired in which she said she accepted then-Attorney General William Barr's conclusion that there was no widespread voter fraud affecting the outcome of the 2020 election. "Ivanka trump – testified bill Barr told the truth – no election interference – said she believed Barr – pushed daddy under bus," he wrote. "Trump made 250 million on keeping the big lie alive He is a conman who treats his voters as marks." After the hearing that aired in primetime on July 21, John tweeted, "So trumps was calling senators. To overturn the election while watching the violence Watching his mob attack cops. Ag garland now would be a great time to arrest trump."
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"If the insurrection had actually been #BLM and/or #antifa FOX would be running commercial free & Tucker would sprout a second head so he could talk about it more," Diedrich Bader tweeted after the first hearing. On July 22, Sen. Josh Hawley tweeted a link to a coffee mug of himself for purchase. Referring to video of Sen. Josh Hawley defiantly pumping his fist at the crowd and then running desperately for safety on Jan. 6, Diedrich tweeted back that the mug "Needs a lid for when you're on the run."
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"All the lawyers knew that overturning the election was a crime. They all told each other that they knew it was a crime. They all told everyone in the White House that it was a crime, including the President. They told him, 'Sir, it's a crime.' He said, 'Thank you for clearing that up, now let's go do that crime,'" late night host Stephen Colbert said on June 16. In later speaking about Donald Trump's team agreeing that past vice presidents didn't have the power to overturn elections, Stephen said, "It's just a classic case of 'Do as I say, not as I coup.'" A few days before, after the first hearing, he tweeted, "Before you decide if the former president is responsible for the Capitol riots, remember that in America you're innocent until proven guilty, then proven guilty again, then proven guilty again and they hold a hearing in primetime to show everyone how you're really, really guilty." On July 21, Stephen turned his attention to a video of Sen. Josh Hawley running from the riot, a stark contrast from his appearance earlier that day. "Then the committee talked about Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, the man who famously raised his fist in solidarity with the mob before entering congress that day," Stephen said. "Turns out, once the mob broke into the building he wasn't quite to enthusiastic to stand with them."
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Referring to a right wing podcaster predicting a "red wedding," Hal Sparks tweeted, "The Red Wedding was a massacre that took place during the War of the Five Kings. It means turning a positive event into a slaughter. Adorable. #January6thHearings." On Oct. 13, he tweeted, "Breaking: Jan 6 committee subpoenas Trump. Hillary Clinton sat for 11 hours of Benghazi testimony. Trump will be sweating buckets and s******* himself in 11 minutes."
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Bette Midler tweeted that Jan. 6 was a "coup." "Five #Republicans asked #Trump for pardons, because they knew they had committed crimes," she wrote after the June 9 hearing, later adding while watching Cassidy Hutchinson testify on June 28, "Fatboy's Secret Service handle was 'MOGUL'..I may hurl," wrapping up her commentary that day with, "Wow. Just wow. What a sorrowful experience, hearing #Hutchinson's testimony. Tragic. But at least we know the truth. #donaldtrump is nothing but a low life mob boss."
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"I hardly know who this person, Cassidy Hutchinson, is, other than I heard very negative things about her (a total phony and leaker), and when she requested to go with certain others of the team to Florida after my having served a full term in office, I personally turned her request down. Why did she want to go with us if she felt we were so terrible? I understand that she was very upset and angry that I didn't want her to go, or be a member of the team. She is bad news!" –Donald Trump wrote as the June 28 hearing aired. "Her Fake story that I tried to grab the steering wheel of the White House Limousine in order to steer it to the Capitol Building is 'sick' and fraudulent, very much like the Unselect Committee itself — Wouldn't even have been possible to do such a ridiculous thing. Her story of me throwing food is also false… and why would SHE have to clean it up, I hardly knew who she even was?"
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Back on Dec. 1, 2020, Dan Rather tweeted, "Why is the Trump White House suddenly a very polite place to work? Everyone's going around saying 'pardon me.'" On June 16, he replied to his own tweet, writing, "Apparently those who plotted the insurrection are also very polite." Not mincing words, the legendary newsman previously tweeted, "Even if we already know most of what we are hearing, the horror remains just as palpable and present… The truth is damning." On June 28, the newsman tweeted, "Mark Meadows may have more exposure than a nudist swimming in an aquarium tank." He added, following Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony on June 28, "Remember Trump was impeached twice. It should never have gotten to this point … Just noting that crime families are often brought down by someone they overlooked." On July 21, he wrote, "Liz Cheney speaks with force about American democracy. It is inspirational. It is dire. And it is necessary."
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Rosie O'Donnell tweeted on June 28, "Cassidy Hutchinson – white house aide 25yrs old!!! – here we go…"
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"January 6th ranked the LEAST important issue to voters. Inflation ranked the MOST important issue to voters. It's time for a hearing on Bidenflation!" –Kimberly Guilfoyle
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Maria Shriver live-tweeted throughout some of the hearings. On June 28, she tweeted, "President Trump was aware that those in the crowd on January 6th had weapons including AR-15s and instructed the crowd to march down to the Capitol… Ms. Hutchinson explains that former President Trump was expecting to go to the Capitol on January 6th, but was told there were not enough assets to take him there, which resulted in him becoming 'irate.'" She previously wrote about other hearings. "Vice Chair Liz Cheney asks us to look at the evidence. Don't be distracted by our politics. Let's see the truth from these @January6thCmte hearings as it is," Maria tweeted on June 21. "Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers says he responded to Trump's requests to replace electors: 'You are asking me to do something against my oath, and I will not break my oath.'" During previous hearings, she said, "Everyone who loves this country should be horrified by what this January 6th Hearing is unveiling." She added, "It is fascinating to hear from rioters themselves saying they felt called by the President, they felt invited by him." Maria also previously had high praises for committee co-chair Liz Cheney, tweeting, "Wyoming, you should be so proud of your Congresswoman!"
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"Team Trump is now busy playing ketchup." –George Takei
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"I just called the Emmy people and told them they need to find me 11,000 votes." –Conan O'Brien tweeted after the fourth hearing
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"Jan 6 Committee Update: 2 things are clear. Trump, Eastman, Giuliani need to be in prison. AND… what about her emails." –Christopher Meloni
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"Most damning? #DeWormedBannon testifying under oath that Trump never cared whether he actually won. He told Barr he didn't care, he was going declare his victory anyway. That alone proves his complicity and guilt in everything that transpired after," Yvette Nicole Brown tweeted after the initial hearing. On June 28, she told Cassidy Hutchinson to "push thru," adding, "she knows things." Of Trump, Yvette wrote, "He knew they were armed and angry. He riled them up further & then SENT them to do his bidding inside that building. #Evil."
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In replying to a headline that said "Trump and his team setting up Eastman to take the blame for Jan. 6," Jon Cryer tweeted, "There was a reason our disgraced former president used to recite that poem 'The Snake' on the campaign trail. Because it was his life story."
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"For those of you not following the hearing, here's what's new: Trump knew the Jan 6 crowd was heavily armed. He insisted the metal detectors be removed so their weapons wouldn't be confiscated. He instructed them to go to the Capitol & said 'they're not going to hurt me.' Probably the image from today that will follow Trump until the end of time is him shouting 'I'm the f****** President' & strangling a Secret Service agent. But legally I'm not sure that's as consequential as him knowingly sending an armed mob to the Capitol," James Gunn tweeted on June 28. He previously wrote, "For Trump supporters out there who have accused Twitter of censorship for kicking off Trump for breaking the TOS, how are you reacting now to Trump's Truth Social currently banning people for merely bringing up the #January6thCommitteeHearings?"
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"Shayne Moss & Ruby Freeman. Modern Day American Heroes. Continuing the courage and dignity of guardians of our civil rights. Our country owes them a great debt. Terrorized by an American President targeted with threats and violence. In the face of death, they served their country" –Wendell Pierce
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"All the major networks are airing the hearings but Fox News isn't. Instead they're showing reruns of Jan. 6 with a laugh track," late night host Jimmy Fallon said after the first day of hearings. After the second day, he said, "Today every major network covered the hearing, even Fox News. They were like, might as well, all of our anchors are in it anyway… For the first hearing on Thursday, over 20 million people tuned in, which is higher than this year's NBA Finals. Trump was torn. He didn't know whether to worry about the hearing or brag about the ratings."
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"Popcorn shares are through the roof! #January6thCommitteeHearings… People are being banned on Truth social for talking about 1/6. They are being banned for the same reason our Capitol was attacked. It ALL boils down to Trumps fragile ego," Patricia Arquette tweeted. She later commented on the committee claiming several Republican congressmen called then-President Donald Trump asking for pardons. "It's almost as if they knew insurrection was a crime," she wrote. On June 17, she added, "The Capitol of The United States of America was attacked. The mob intended on hanging the Republican Vice President and murder our elected leaders and Trump did nothing stop it for hours."
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"This story gets crazier with each time. It really should be called 'They Did What-ergate?' because we learned today that Trump knew what he was trying to do was illegal and ― you're not going to believe this ― he went ahead and did it anyway. So it was the third of what will be six hearings, and they're so dramatic, it's hard to believe it isn't scripted," late night host Jimmy Kimmel said on June 16 before setting footage of the hearings to the title theme from HBO's "Succession." Jimmy quipped, "Now, of course, the difference between Logan Roy and Donald Trump is Logan actually gave his son a birthday card, and Eric's never had that." He went on to note, "Trump was on Truth Social to scream 'I demand equal time.' I don't know about you. I like that idea. I would love to watch Trump vs. Liz Cheney. He hasn't been spanked by a woman in quite some time."
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In referring to Donald Trump's hope that then-Vice President Mike Pence could and should overturn the election results, late night host Seth Meyers said on June 16, "Trump knew it was illegal, even his own pro-coup lawyer admitted it was illegal, and he still tried to threaten and coerce Pence into doing it to the point where he sicced a violent mob on Pence to get him to go it. I'm no lawyer, but how is that not an indictable offense?"
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"Having a sitting President stage a coup to retain power not go unanswered…very feasible that might trigger violence of its own," actor Ron Perlman tweeted.
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"Todays Jan6th Commission looks to be focusing on the Trump administrations targeting of Pence in the last weeks of 2020. 'What the President wanted Mike Pence to do was not only wrong, it was illegal and unconstitutional.' Conspiracy charges should be brought. Trump knew what he was doing was against the Electoral Count Act. He knew it was illegal. Liz Cheney closes with accusations of Trump's dereliction of duty, which is also a criminal offense… Cheney brings the fraudulent Electors created by GOP statehouses in 7 states into the seditious conspiracy. Accomplices all of them. They didn't want Pence to contest the electors allowing Congress to chose the President because no candidate reached the required electoral votes, they wanted Pence to RECOGNIZE those electors and declare Trump the election winner." –Ethan Embry, while watching the June 16 hearing
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"Liz Cheney should be investigated over how she has openly used this sham of a committee to target and harass her political enemies" –Donald Trump Jr.
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Mark Ruffalo tweeted, "Watching this, one thing is clear: this was a planned, violent coup that was set in motion by Trump and his elitist cabal to overthrow our democracy. He and all is enablers should be in prison."
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"Fox News is not going to show the January 6th hearings live. It doesn't fit with their narrative. Plus, why rehash the riot for all their viewers who experienced it in person?" –Bill Maher
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"Hearings- Day 2. Amazing." –Jason Alexander
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"Obviously, I believe Trump dishonored his office and committed a dereliction of duty on Jan 6. But I don't need to be convinced. The people who need to be convinced are those who have already rejected the American political system." –Meghan McCain, in one line from her lengthy DailyMail.com column on the first hearing to air, which she called "highly produced yet stunningly boring"
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"Bringing seditionists to justice should be a bipartisan move, as Rep. @Liz_Cheney has shown us. The @January6thCmte is critical for the health of our democracy." –Lynda Carter
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"May God bless all of those Capitol police officers who were there Jan 6th." –Wanda Sykes
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"Everybody needs to watch this. It's shockingly great! Could Liz Cheney be the balls I've been praying would appear?" –Stevie Van Zandt
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"Just one great reason to watch today's January 6 hearings? Trump and the MAGA Republicans desperately don't want you to." –Hillary Clinton
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"It's simply amazing how many people around Trump, including Barr, other Cabinet Secretaries, and Senior White House staff, knew Trump was completely off-his rocker, paranoid, delusional and making insane claims, putting the country in danger AND they didn't invoke 25th Amendment." –Ana Navarro-Cardenas
