{"id":1596806,"date":"2022-08-09T12:25:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1596806"},"modified":"2022-08-09T12:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:25:41","slug":"no-one-is-above-the-law-media-personalities-and-democratic-reps-cheer-on-twitter-after-fbi-raids-trump-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-is-above-the-law-media-personalities-and-democratic-reps-cheer-on-twitter-after-fbi-raids-trump-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No One Is Above The Law\u2019: Media Personalities And Democratic Reps Cheer On Twitter After FBI Raids Trump Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-one-is-above-the-law-media-personalities-and-democratic-reps-cheer-on-twitter-after-fbi-raids-trump-estate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1596806&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Michael_Moore_Rising-e1603993295431.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Media personalities and Democratic lawmakers\u00a0celebrated on Twitter about the news of the Monday raid on former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFBI raids Mar-a-Lago,\u201d actor\/director Rob Reiner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robreiner\/status\/1556781343442337792\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cGame on!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FBI raids Mar-a-Lago. Game on!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robreiner\/status\/1556781343442337792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFascists hate the rule of law,\u201d MSNBC host Joe Scarborough <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeNBC\/status\/1556796311751598080\">posted<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cThey fight it, try to undermine it, work every day of their lives to destroy it. But in America, they fail. Fascists are brought to justice by law abiding Americans. Because in America, we still believe that no man is above the law.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/08\/08\/garland-doj-kevin-mccarthy-trump-raid\/\">(RELATED: \u2018Preserve Your Documents\u2019: Kevin McCarthy Promises Probe Of Garland, DOJ After Trump Raid)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fascists hate the rule of law.<br \/>They fight it, try to undermine it, work every day of their lives to destroy it.<br \/>But in America, they fail. Fascists are brought to justice by law abiding Americans. Because in America, we still believe that no man is above the law\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeNBC\/status\/1556796311751598080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other big names in entertainment celebrated the raid. \u201cTop Chef\u201d host Padma Lakshmi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PadmaLakshmi\/status\/1556811940210556928\">posted<\/a> a video of herself dancing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Me finding out the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mH7xEf1PmS\">pic.twitter.com\/mH7xEf1PmS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PadmaLakshmi\/status\/1556811940210556928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTick\u2026 Tick\u2026 Tick\u2026Finally,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMFlint\/status\/1556783104324509698\">tweeted<\/a> Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tick\u2026 Tick\u2026 Tick\u2026<br \/>Finally. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IWq86oWgzA\">https:\/\/t.co\/IWq86oWgzA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WFTxFDhUVX\">pic.twitter.com\/WFTxFDhUVX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Moore (@MMFlint) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMFlint\/status\/1556783104324509698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Monday raid drew praise from some Democratic lawmakers as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what happens when you break the law, try to steal an election, and incite a deadly insurrection,\u201d Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington said on Twitter. \u201cDonald Trump should be in jail. I\u2019m glad to see the FBI taking steps towards accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That\u2019s what happens when you break the law, try to steal an election, and incite a deadly insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump should be in jail. I\u2019m glad to see the FBI taking steps towards accountability. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z2Okzopo9M\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z2Okzopo9M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/1556785932904251392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe only worse precedent would be for @TheJusticeDept not to investigate because the person happens to be a former President,\u201d Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedlieu\/status\/1556777537002385413\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is a horrible precedent for the Department of Justice to investigate a former President of the United States. The only worse precedent would be for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheJusticeDept<\/a> not to investigate because the person happens to be a former President. No one is above the law. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdV4H20bWi\">https:\/\/t.co\/gdV4H20bWi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedlieu\/status\/1556777537002385413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lieu and Jayapal did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media personalities and Democratic lawmakers\u00a0celebrated on Twitter about the news of the Monday raid on former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).\u201cFBI raids Mar-a-Lago,\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1596806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1596806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1596806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1596806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1596806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}