Keith Edwards discusses growing calls from Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi accountable over the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files. He explains why Senator He pushes back on Tim Kaine saying impeachment talk is premature.
“we can affect their travel budget” — are you kidding me?
#TimKaine #isAnIdiot #shouldBePushedOutOfOffice #FTK
President Trump (James Austin Johnson) interrupts the season finale of survivor for an address to the nation on his renaming the Kennedy Center and the released Epstein files.
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like the Trump claiming there have been “zero illegal aliens” allowed into the country in the last seven months.
Keith Edwards discusses viral claims that newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation files exposed an unredacted encounter between Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and a minor.
#trump with a (purported) #14yearoldgirl
When Donald Trump cancels Christmas, sends ICE to the North Pole, and bulldozes Santa’s workshop to build his new Trumpmas Ballroom, Santa and friends must escape Alligator Elfcatraz and bring joy back to the world. Can they stop Trump before he overstuffs Santa’s sack with his big bribin’ ball? Will we ever learn the naughty names on the top secret Elfstein List? Does the special have a Celebrity Christmas Narrator? Yes! It’s Jolly Ol’ Nick Offerman, in COLBERT’S CANCELED CHRISTMAS: THE LAST NOEL!
President Trump’s pointless primetime speech disappointed even his most ardent fans, the DOJ is required by law to release the Epstein Files on Friday, and the Academy Awards will move to YouTube starting in 2029.
Jimmy closes out the year with our final show of 2025 and sends his appreciation and love to everyone who has supported the show, Trump offered his end-of-year message last night in prime time, he was shouting and racing through the script for eighteen minutes, tomorrow at midnight is the deadline for the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, Trump took a victory lap over the unanimous vote to change the name of “The Kennedy Center” to “The Trump Kennedy Center,” RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz are finally putting a stop to something that almost never happens, it appears that Republicans in Congress are going to let Obamacare subsidies expire at the end of this month, and the Chanucorn returns with a new boy band!!!
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/19/us/epstein-files-release
The material includes thousands of documents related to past investigations of Jeffrey Epstein, as well as hundreds of images. Some depict politicians, pop stars and royals; others show women whose faces have been redacted.
An initial review of a trove of government files and photographs related to Jeffrey Epstein and released by the Justice Department on Friday produced new images, old investigative files and more questions about a scandal that has dogged the second Trump administration.
The full significance of the latest disclosure of the Epstein files was unknown, given the volume of the material and the Justice Department’s acknowledgment that it had chosen to withhold many more documents, citing the privacy of victims and an ongoing investigation. Given the incomplete picture — as well as the huge public interest in Mr. Epstein, his crimes and those who traveled in his orbit — the release is as likely to revive the furor over the so-called Epstein files as quell it.
New York Times reporters are sifting through the material and providing updates and analysis.
The latest release of Epstein material was mandated by an act of Congress, which set a deadline of midnight Friday. Though Republican leaders worked for months to stop the legislation, it passed the House and Senate nearly unanimously in November and was then signed by President Trump. Mr. Trump had opposed any release of new information for months and had pressed Republicans to block the bill requiring it. But, facing a revolt among his supporters, he reversed himself and urged its passage.
The files made public on Friday appeared to include only rare mentions of Mr. Trump, but they did feature numerous photographs of people known to have associated with Mr. Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton; Mr. Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell; Prince Andrew of Britain and his former wife, Sarah Ferguson; and celebrities, journalists and musicians like Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger and Diana Ross.
The context of the photographs, the locations where they were taken and their connection to Mr. Epstein was frequently unclear.
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said Friday that the Justice Department had planned to release “several hundred thousand” Epstein-related documents from its investigative files. But he also said the government would hold back an unknown amount of material while its lawyers continue to comb through it.
In a letter to members of Congress obtained by The Times, Mr. Blanche said that the Justice Department had identified 1,200 names of victims of Mr. Epstein or their relatives, and that its lawyers needed more time to redact or withhold materials that could reveal their identities.
In the letter, Mr. Blanche promised the release of more documents over the next two weeks, and said the Justice Department “will inform Congress when that review and production are complete by the end of this year.”
Here’s what else to know.
Document review: A preliminary review by Times reporters suggests that much of the Epstein materials derive from three investigations into his interactions with young women and girls: an initial inquiry opened by the police in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2005; a subsequent investigation conducted by federal prosecutors in Florida that ended in 2008 with a plea deal for Mr. Epstein; and a final inquiry by prosecutors in Manhattan in 2019 that was never resolved because he died in prison while the case was proceeding.
Focus on Clinton: The documents appeared to focus heavily on Mr. Clinton, at a time when Republicans are trying to shift public attention from Mr. Epstein’s friendship with President Trump. Dozens of photos released on Friday include one of Mr. Clinton in a hot tub and another showing him swimming in a pool with Ms. Maxwell. Mr. Clinton is one of the few people whose faces were not redacted, along with Mr. Epstein himself and Ms. Maxwell.
Epstein and Trump: White House officials have acknowledged that Mr. Trump appears in the Epstein files, and his name appeared in a trove of emails released in November. But his name is rarely mentioned in Friday’s release, and most of the photos in which he appears were already public, including shots of him and his wife, Melania, with Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell.
All of the major networks agreed to air President Trump’s surprise primetime address, the president confused White House partygoers with his telling of the Hanukkah story, the U.S. appears ready to attempt regime change in Venezuela, and New York City is bidding farewell to one of the quirkiest mayors the Big Apple has ever seen.
We had a surprise national address from Donald Trump tonight, former special counsel Jack Smith testified that his team gathered “powerful evidence” to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump broke the law, Trump has been spending his time putting up plaques on the White House insulting and trolling other Presidents, there was a Senate hearing this morning about the little incident with the FCC that got us an unwanted vacation a couple of months back, Ted Cruz took the opportunity to call Jimmy “profoundly unfunny,” the new footage from the soon-to-be released documentary about Melania came out today, the Oscars are now moving to YouTube starting in 2029, and we sent Mark Hamill out to Hollywood Blvd to stand on his star and see who noticed and who did not!
This last weekend was one that made you wonder if things will ever feel good again after a tragic shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, a heartbreaking school shooting at Brown University and the murder of one of our greatest directors and patriots Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner, instead of compassion and leadership from our President we got a hateful and vile post from a fool rambling about nonsense, Trump spent a Christmas celebration at the White House talking about snakes and how much Melania loves her son, Trump made history becoming the first sitting President to NOT know how to toss a coin, and Michelle Obama helps spread Christmas cheer by surprising an incredible family taking their holiday photo.
#trumpDementia #peru #perusnakes #TrumpSnakes #trumpboomwhapwhapwhap #fangs #blackmamba #vipers
President Trump kicked off his holiday celebrations with a speech about Peruvian vipers and the announcement of his latest building project, Miriam-Webster declared “slop” the word of the year, and Stephen checks in on a hard-partying furry friend.
OR, is this Merriam-Webster’s “theme” for the year? 😉
(Sloppy spelling….)
This Trump speech has to be the most painful I’ve seen…
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Trump saying the potential Netflix and Warner Bros. merger “could be a problem.”
President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) hosts a press conference aboard Air Force One.
Jon Stewart weighs in on Trump contradicting his phony FIFA Peace Prize by cracking down on Venezuela. Ronny Chieng covers Trump’s petty change to free-entry days at national parks, a $12 billion bailout for farmers, and Sean Duffy’s pitch to improve airports via pull-up bars. Desi Lydic dives into Trump’s professed love for miners (“minors”?) and his unhinged attacks on female reporters, and Michael Kosta tackles America’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker and Marco Rubio’s crackdown on “woke” fonts. #DailyShow #FIFA #SeanDuffy #Venezuela
0:00 – Desi Lydic’s TDS Welcome
0:27 – Trump Slams Biden at Affordability Rally
3:00 – Desi Catches a Closed Captioned Freudian Slip During Trump’s Rally
3:53 – President Trump Slams Female Reporters
5:46 – Michael Kosta Weighs in on Trump’s Rampage Towards Female Reporters – “Mano-pause” << BEST PART!
Jon Stewart weighs in on Trump contradicting his phony FIFA Peace Prize by cracking down on Venezuela. Ronny Chieng covers Trump’s petty change to free-entry days at national parks, a $12 billion bailout for farmers, and Sean Duffy’s pitch to improve airports via pull-up bars. Desi Lydic dives into Trump’s professed love for miners (“minors”?) and his unhinged attacks on female reporters, and Michael Kosta tackles America’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker and Marco Rubio’s crackdown on “woke” fonts. #DailyShow #FIFA #SeanDuffy #Venezuela
Trump was in Pennsylvania today to unveil his fiscal plan, 76% of Americans have a negative view of the economy, the White House has been doing their best to put the blame on Biden, instead of actually trying to do something about affordability he’s just challenging the word itself, we got some new details about Trump planning to have a UFC fight on the White House Lawn on his birthday, everyone around him seems to treat him like a child, RFK Jr and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are very busy making air travel healthy again, Trump went to JD Vance’s house for the annual Christmas party, and Jimmy goes through all the junk you can get from the characters in MAGAland for the holidays.
President Trump thinks he’s a better award show host than Jimmy Kimmel, FIFA awarded the president a totally made up peace prize, and Stephen wonders if there’s anything Trump can do that would alienate his MAGA base. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue #KennedyCenterHonors #KennedyCenter #PresidentTrump #FIFA #WorldCup #Soccer #Futbol #Football #TheLateShow #StephenColbert
Trump has been boasting about hosting the Kennedy Center Honors, called Jimmy a “horrible” host and said if he can’t beat out Jimmy in terms of talent then he shouldn’t be president, Jimmy goes through all of Donald’s many talents, he claims that he was 98% involved in selecting this years honorees, Trump was given the first ever “FIFA Peace Prize” in a deeply embarrassing display, the bombs keep dropping on our Secretary of War Crimes won’t say whether he will release video of the “double tap” strike, the big story this weekend in Hollywood is Netflix buying Warner Brothers, Trump is mad at his buddy Larry Ellison who owns Paramount after Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “60 Minutes” Interview, and Jimmy announces that he has decided to extend his contract here at ABC for another year – until May 2027.
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for $82 billion.
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like DNA analysis showing Hitler had a genetic disorder that caused low testosterone levels and a micropenis.
2 weeks ago – but still good 😉
“how many pedofiles do you know? Trump knows all the top ones”
Desi Lydic covers Melania getting into the mandatory Christmas spirit by decorating the un-bulldozed parts of the White House, Kash Patel refusing to do his job without a big girl FBI jacket, and Pete Hegseth responding to possible war crimes charges by throwing his admiral and a cartoon turtle under the bus. Plus, Jordan Klepper wants YOU to join Hegseth’s scapegoat army. #DailyShow #MelaniaTrump #PeteHegseth #Christmas
0:00 – Desi Lydic’s TDS Welcome
0:31 – Melania Trump Unveils the White House’s 2025 Christmas Decorations
1:56 – Trump Nods Off During Cabinet Meeting
2:34 – Kash Patel Refuses to Step Off FBI Plane Without Rage Jacket
4:32 – Hegseth Under Fire for Possible War Crimes
7:55 – Jordan Klepper Weighs in on Pete Hegseth Fallout
House Democrats released a handful of photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island, offering a rare glimpse into a secretive place where Epstein is alleged to have trafficked young girls. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ►
https://www.youtube.com/user/guardian… The materials were from law enforcement authorities in the US Virgin Islands. They were taken in 2020, the year after Epstein died by suicide in jail. The images and videos released on Wednesday do not reveal anything new but they appear to be an effort from Congress to keep the pressure on the Trump administration before a 19 December deadline for the justice department to release the files
House Democrats release new images of Epstein’s private Caribbean island ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2…
Jordan Klepper answers an audience member’s question (“Are we gonna be OK?”) with a story about how naked ICE protesters in Portland filled him with hope for the future while he filmed his new special. #AfterTheCut
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize premieres Monday December 8 at 11:30/10:30c after The Daily Show on Comedy Central. #DailyShow #JordanKlepper
Afraid of the woke leftists’ war against Christmas? Keep the sanctity of the holiday season alive with the brand-new Trump Tinsel, made from recycled shreddings of the Epstein files. The president promised he was going to release them, but he never said how! #DailyShow #WaronChristmas #EpsteinFiles
Arctic weather is gripping much of the U.S., President Trump announced the end of fuel and emissions standards for automobiles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under scrutiny for leaking classified info on Signal, and Stephen reveals his Spotify Wrapped results.
There is another Supermoon tonight, Jimmy was named the third most trending person in the world according to Google, Pantone Headquarters named the color of the year, the U.S. Institute of Peace now has Donald Trump’s name on the building, he botched the name of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi during a speech there today, if Congress doesn’t extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act – millions of Americans will be shocked by how much more their health insurance costs, Trump keeps on claiming he has a plan for healthcare when he clearly doesn’t, RFK Jr. and his vaccine advisors at the CDC will meet to decide on their recommendation for when to give babies the Hepatitis B Vaccine, and This Week in Unnecessary Censorship.
Images of Epstein’s island reveal a penchant for creepy decor and a commitment to oral hygiene, Pete Hegseth gets cagey about turning over his phone for the Signalgate investigation, the Pentagon’s press team is replaced by MAGA personalities, and Jordan Klepper investigates Trump’s commitment to being labeled a “president of peace,” signage and all. #DailyShow #Epstein #JordanKlepper #Trump
0:00 – Jordan Klepper’s TDS Welcome
0:32 – The Epstein File Release Date Nears
1:53 – Photos Released from Epstein Island
5:24 – Pete Hegseth Refuses to Turn in Phone for SignalGate Investigation
10:00 – Trump Renames The U.S. Institute of Peace
12:07 – A Trailed for Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize
The annual Spotify Wrapped lists were released today, Republicans are coming to the defense of Donald Trump after he took a little siesta during his noon-time cabinet meeting, according to a watchdog report from the Pentagon’s office Pete Hegseth violated regulations when he texted war plans to a Signal group chat, pressure is starting to build around Hegseth’s order to “kill everybody” on a supposed Venezuelan drug boat, bankruptcies of “mom and pop” businesses have hit an all-time high, Costco is suing the Trump administration over tariffs, Trump announced a plan to withhold SNAP benefits for Americans who live in Blue States, and Jimmy tries to guess which Spotify Wrapped list belongs to which Kimmel staffer.
It’s the most sickening time of year, and not just because President Trump pardoned a notorious convicted cocaine trafficker while continuing to execute suspected smugglers in the Caribbean without proving their guilt. Elsewhere, First Lady Melania Trump’s audiobook is now available in Spanish, and a raccoon broke into a liquor store and helped himself to some free booze.
Trump went completely off the rails in a furious social media posting spree last night, held another all-star cabinet meeting where he couldn’t seem to keep his eyes open, when he wasn’t sleeping – he was lying, he unveiled his latest effort to intoxicate the stupid with an idea he calls “Trump Accounts,” Don Jr. is busy screaming about how unfair everyone is to his father, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Russia with Putin, and on Giving Tuesday we ask people on the street if it is GIVING Tuesday.
MAGA supporters were offered some shady Black Friday deals, the mystery around President Trump’s recent MRI continues as concern about his physical and mental fitness intensifies, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly committed war crimes while blowing up boats in the Caribbean.
Trump spent the Thanksgiving holiday at Mar-A-Lago where he issued a warm Thanksgiving message and lashed out at Tim Walz, Trump still doesn’t seem to know why his MRI was given, he claims to have the highest poll numbers ever even though his approval rating is the lowest since we ran him out of office the first time, he pardoned the former President of Honduras who was responsible for sending 500 tons of cocaine to the United States, Pete Hegseth may have committed war crimes, Melania unveiled the White House Christmas decorations, and our nations newscasters can’t believe it is December!
Trump hosted a highly unlikely Friendsgiving at the White House with newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Trump sported a new look over the weekend, a federal judge dismissed his brazenly corrupt efforts to incarcerate his political enemies, new very explicit poems have been released that RFK Jr. reportedly sent to a reporter named Olivia Nuzzi, and with food prices on the way up, Trump is now serving up his own homegrown solution.