Epstein, Donald Trump and Saturday Night Live

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“Saturday Night Live”: Epstein emails are breakout star of Glen Powell-led episode
The night’s most-surprising Epstein riff tagged in host Glen Powell and returning “SNL” veteran Will Forte. As MacGruber, a riff on the equal parts cheesy and crafty ’80s television hero MacGyver, Forte attempted to diffuse a ticking time bomb while being distracted by the possible release of the Epstein files.

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‘Saturday Night Live' Holds Press Briefing Where Trump Declares He "Barely Knew" Epstein
Donald Trump crashes Epstein email press briefing in “SNL” cold open: 'I am hiding almost nothing'
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Reverses Stance on Epstein Files Ahead of House Vote
President Trump late Sunday urged House Republicans to back a measure that would compel the Justice Department to release files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his sta...

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Trump urges Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, marking stark reversal
Many House Republicans will back a bill to release Epstein files, leaders of the effort say
Justice Department says it will launch probe into Epstein’s ties with Democrats
Along with Clinton, who socialized with the late financier in the early 2000s, Trump said he had asked the Justice Department to investigate former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Reid Hoffman, ...

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President Trump Downplays Jeffrey Epstein Email Scandal on ‘SNL,’ Offers to Sell Copies of Infamous ‘Blowing Bubba’ Message
‘Saturday Night Live’ Holds Press Briefing Where Trump Declares He “Barely Knew” Epstein

‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open sketch mocked White House trying to escape Epstein scandal

Saturday Night Live mocked the Trump administration ’s ongoing attempts to downplay the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in a cold open sketch featuring the president denying he ever really knew Epstein just before offering to sell the Epstein files for $800 as a “stocking stuffer.”

See MacGruber Return to ‘SNL’ for Epstein Files Sketch

Will Forte ’s MacGruber returned to Saturday Night Live in a sketch that riffed on the Trump administration’s attempts to keep the Epstein files unsealed.

'SNL' brings back MacGruber, with an Epstein files twist

The MacGruber shorts were only the tip of the iceberg of this very Epstein-heavy SNL installment. The cold open saw Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) react to the release of thousands of Epstein emails this week, and Weekend Update continued to mock Trump over his Epstein connections.

Epstein ‘blamed’ Trump for reporting him to the authorities

Sky News host Rita Panahi exposes Democrats for creating a fake Epstein scandal implicating US President Donald Trump.
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