Comedian Griffin shared an edited version of the controversial 6-year-old photo, hours after Trump's indictment.
's face in her place, while the original effigy was replaced with Trump pulling an animated expression.
The post came hours after it was revealed that the former president had been charged by the DOJ over his role in the events leading up to the January 6, 2021, uprising on the U.S. Capitol, which saw a gathering of his supporters attempt to frustrate the certifying of the 2020 election results. Kathy Griffin on September 21, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California. Trump on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
DOJ special counsel Smith, whose office led the investigation, said in a news conference that the January 6 uprising was"fueled by lies—lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government: the nation's process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election.""election interference" with his probe.
Griffin, who has been a vocal critic of Trump over the years, reacted to the news by posting the edited image on her Twitter account, which has been locked on a private setting for the past several months. The image was watermarked with the handle of Twitter user @PaulLeeDicks. Griffin opted to forgo adding a caption.
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