By Wonderwall.com editors
2:17 PM PDT, Aug 9, 2022
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On August 8, Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump’s Florida home, was searched by FBI agents. According to Fox News and CNN, the search is part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents brought there by the former POTUS. Earlier this year, the National Archives and Records Administration said Trump brought 15 boxes of presidential records to his personal residence in Florida. As expected, Trump was furious about the raid and even lamented that the agents “broke into” his safe. Trump was not home at the time of the raid.
In the entertainment world, some celebs reacted with excitement, others with anger. Click through to see what top names are saying about the historic heist…
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“Trump opponents want and desperately need scandalous footage of Trump to insert into their own campaign commercials. They know they have nothing against him, but if they can make it seem like they have something against him, that’s all they care about. It’s more than dirty, it’s disgusting.” – Kristy Swanson
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“You have everything about him. The choice of this case – initially – means that it is open and closed. Classification protocols make it impossible for him to plead ignorance of the law – this is the opening shot – and the news is they are coming for him,” tweeted John Cusack. He later added, “Let’s wait until the garland goes all-in with this.”
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“The silence and demonization of political opponents, and now the unprecedented ambush of a former president, takes our nation one step further from a peaceful republic and one step closer to tyranny. What follows is the inevitable barbarism and bloodshed of war.” – Rob Schneider
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“Fed’s Raided Mar-A-Lago. Oh s***…. S***’s poppin off,” Ice T tweeted in real time. On August 9, he added, “6 n the Morning Feds at your door…,” a clear nod to his 1987 Crime Pays.
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“The raid on MAL is another escalation in the arming of federal agencies against the regime’s political opponents while treating the likes of Hunter Biden with kid gloves. Now the regime is getting another 87,000 IRS agents to use against its opponents? Banana Republic.” —Ron DeSantis
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“If you’re mad a judge authorized a search warrant at #Trump’s residence, but don’t be mad a judge authorized a search warrant at #BreonnaTaylor’s residence based on a lie! You are a bloody hypocrite! #TeamDl,” DL Hughley tweeted. “It’s funny to hear people on the right getting angry that the #Feds raided #Trump’s house when he was just taking documents home! For real? Black guys got choked to death for selling cigarettes! #TeamDl.”
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“America is bitterly divided, and what Pres. Biden’s FBI and DOJ did last night will only make things worse. Americans have every right to be angry and demand answers as to why this crackdown took place in the most aggressive action ever taken against a former president in our nation’s history.” -DR. Mehmet Oz
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“Yes, handcuffs. Yes, we want to see the shot of him with his hands behind his back and his head down and the newspaper covering his face. Yes, he is a criminal. Yeah, lock him up, lock him up, lock him up,” Michael Rapaport said, adding that the raid was “long overdue.”
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“FBI raid on Trump’s home shows ‘equal justice’ is a farce” – Kimberly Guilfoyle
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“FBI Raids Mar-a-Lago. Keep Playing!!!” – Rob Reiner
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“Clogged pipes at mar a lago” -Rosanna Arquette
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“Raids are one thing. Handcuffs are another…” Stevie Van Zandt tweeted. “Who’s the happiest guy in America tonight? Little Hitler DeSantis.