Again from vacation after a month away, John Oliver wasted no time in getting right down to brass tacks, spending the start 10 minutes of Final Week Tonight addressing Donald Trump‘s determined makes an attempt to redirect nationwide dialog away from the discharge of the Jeffrey Epstein recordsdata.
“We’re again! And we missed a lot — from Trump signing his Huge Stunning Invoice into legislation, which was horrible, to Colbert getting canceled, which was horrible, to the Coldplay live performance heard around the globe, which was truthfully sort of enjoyable,” Oliver started as he kicked off the present.
Through the section, Oliver addressed the latest Wall Avenue Journal article that alleged the POTUS despatched Epstein a vulgar letter accompanied by a drawing of a unadorned girl and sentiments that they shared commonalities, together with the road: “Glad Birthday—and should day by day be one other fantastic secret.” Consequently, Trump has filed a defamation swimsuit towards the Rupert Murdoch-owned publication.
“His signature appears to be like much less like pubes and extra just like the polygraph outcomes when he’s requested if he’s ever been mates with Jeffrey Epstein,” Oliver joked.
Enjoying a information clip of Trump ordering GOP leaders to redirect away from questions regarding Epstein, Oliver then remarked: “Yeah, it’s that straightforward, and in the event that they preserve asking, say Hillary [Clinton] shot JFK, Rosie O’Donnell did 9/11 and Nancy Pelosi f—ed a bat, that’s how we received COVID — no additional questions.”
The late-night host continued, “Among the harshest criticism is definitely coming from Trump’s most fervent supporters, even the QAnon shaman posted ‘F— this silly piece of sh–… What a fraud… And when you’ve misplaced dipsh– Daniel Boone right here, you’re in hassle.”
Oliver closed out the section by airing out a laundry checklist of Trump’s sexual improprieties — from his Entry Hollywood tape to 5 teen magnificence queens saying he barged in on them as they have been undressing to his time on Epstein’s non-public jet. “Past that although, there’s nothing there. Aside from a jury discovering him accountable for sexual abuse, however apart from that, there’s nothing to see!”
If solely there was video proof of Epstein, who died by hanging in his jail cell in 2019, denying Trump’s presence when round feminine minors, Oliver mentioned, continuing to play a clip of Epstein refusing to reply the query by evoking his Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Modification rights.
“If the reply is not any, simply say that,” Oliver quipped. “As an alternative, Epstein began itemizing amendments like he was ordering off the worth menu. ‘I’ll have the quantity 5, 6, 14, 10, 12, 3 and whichever else means I gained’t have to interrupt bro code.’”
