Stephen Colbert warned the nation is simply too “worn down” by Donald Trump, leaving little vitality to react to allegations that the DOJ withheld Epstein recordsdata.
The late evening host weighed in on the latest report throughout Wednesday’s monologue for “The Late Present,” through which he referred to as out Trump for failing to say the Epstein recordsdata amid his almost two-hour State of the Union speech.
“One factor Trump didn’t point out in his two-hour hockey humping, immigrant grumbling jambaroo was something concerning the Epstein recordsdata,” Colbert sounded off. “Now, it’s well-known that large incriminating stuff has been redacted from what Pam Bondi launched. And yesterday we bought affirmation that the DOJ has withheld or taken down greater than 50 pages of fabric from the Epstein recordsdata associated to Donald Trump.”
He continued: “And it’s completely on model for this DOJ, particularly, to be defending Trump. It’s the least stunning headline since, ‘Youngest Baby Turns into Theater Main.’”
As Colbert continued, he clarified that it’s not identified what precisely is claimed within the alleged recordsdata or if any of it’s true, noting Trump has denied any wrongdoing tied to his previous affiliation with deceased intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
“Nevertheless it’s bizarre that these recordsdata particularly are lacking as a result of the legislation prohibits redacting something on the idea of embarrassment or reputational hurt,” Colbert added. “Based on the New York Instances, the lacking recordsdata are FBI memos summarizing interviews they did in connection to claims made in 2019 by a girl who alleged she had been sexually assaulted by each Trump and Epstein when she was 13 to fifteen years previous.”
For the document, in December, amid an preliminary launch of the Epstein recordsdata, the DOJ claimed the paperwork contained “unfounded and false” claims towards the president, including, “If they’d a shred of credibility, they definitely would have been weaponized towards President Trump already.”
Nonetheless, Colbert expressed disbelief that this example was not a much bigger story.
“Holy unholy. This is able to be the worst scandal in presidential historical past,” he mentioned. “That the recordsdata are lacking must be the most important story on this planet. However we’re all so exhausted and worn down by this turd in a tie that when a bombshell like this comes alongside, we go, ‘Oh, that’s horrible. I ponder if that child monkey (Punch) made mates but?’”
Watch Colbert’s full monologue above.
“The Late Present With Stephen Colbert” airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS.
