Stephen Colbert mentioned on Tuesday that longtime Donald Trump insider Steve Bannon is going through an uphill battle in his contempt of Congress trial, with lots of his key defenses already unraveling.
For instance, Bannon claimed govt privilege prevented him from testifying. However, as Colbert identified, a Trump legal professional informed the FBI in June that the previous president by no means invoked govt privilege for Bannon.
“I imply, wow. He actually hung Bannon out to dry,” the “Late Present” host mentioned. “Which isn’t straightforward, as a result of Bannon excretes a thick layer of sebum.”
Colbert additionally noticed some newly leaked audio from earlier than the 2020 election by which Bannon basically revealed a lot of the playbook Trump would observe after dropping.
“He’s explaining the entire evil plan on tape!” Colbert mentioned. “The one method this might’ve been extra Bond villain is that if he had Joe Biden strapped to a laser desk.”
Test it out in his Tuesday evening monologue:
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