The recently published emails from Jeffrey Epstein reportedly contain more than a few mentions of Donald Trump’s name, prompting the U.S. president to pivot into defensive mode at a recent press conference — giving what Jon Stewart describes in the Daily Show clip above as “nonsensical answers” in which he tried to direct blame at Democrats.
“First of all, are you OK? Second of all, we’ve tried to look at those people, but every time we do, your picture comes up. But f*ck yeah, investigate everyone who had a relationship with Epstein, which includes, if we’re being honest, you, Mr President,” says Stewart. “And while you’re out there, see if you can find the Democrat who cut a sweetheart prison deal for Ghislaine Maxwell after she told your lawyer she never saw you do anything wrong.”
Stewart goes on to talk about the Republican reaction to the emails, and how it compares to the right’s reaction to the old #Pizzagate conspiracy.
“With these Podesta emails, they were the enigma machine, decoding everything” says Stewart. “But these Epstein emails now are a New York Times crossword puzzle from a Monday. You can figure this shit out in ink.”
