Some of his former colleagues at St Paul's School claimed Hawley was "pretty hawkish" in his early 20s, supporting the Iraq War in its early stages and at one place earning himself popcorn to take in though looking at information coverage of the 2003 invasion. Thousands of law college learners and alumni, which includes at Hawley's alma mater Yale Law School, also called for Hawley and Cruz to be disbarred.