Jimmy Kimmel jabs Trump over Jeffrey Epstein information debate

Jimmy Kimmel is wading into the tense showdown between President Donald Trump and Congress over the Epstein information.

During his Nov. 18 monologue, the late-night host and favored Trump foe commented on the president’s seeming jumpiness round any information associated to late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein, who died by suicide after being jailed over allegations of intercourse trafficking, has change into a political flashpoint throughout the Republican Party as some lawmakers pushed in opposition to resistance from Trump to launch information associated to his abuse.

“Every time he gets asked about Jeffrey Epstein, he loses his mind,” Kimmel joked, referring to Congress’ current vote to launch a cache of the information. The energy to take action now falls with the Justice Department; nonetheless, Kimmel solid doubt on the concept that all of the paperwork could be launched.

“If anyone thinks he’s going to release all the Epstein files, I’ve got a beautiful East Wing of the White House to sell you,” he quipped, referencing Trump’s current demolition of the East Wing to make room for a ballroom.

Later within the present, Kimmel joked concerning the uncommon bipartisanship that the Epstein scandal appears to have led to.

“Say what you want about the Epstein files, but they’ve kind of brought the country together. We had an almost unanimous vote in Congress today. That hasn’t happened for a long time,” the late-night host quipped.

Tuesday’s present marked Kimmel’s second episode again after a small hiatus following the dying of his band chief, Cleto Escobedo III. During the opening credit of the present’s Nov. 17 episode, the band was launched as The Cletones, a change from Cleto and the Cletones.

Kimmel had most not too long ago hosted his present on Nov. 11. In an emotional monologue, he broke down in tears and shared that Escobedo, not simply his bandleader however his finest good friend since childhood, had died at age 59. He spent greater than 20 minutes memorializing Escobedo on the present, describing it as the toughest monologue he has ever needed to ship.

Contributing: Brendan Morrow