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Posted: 2019-04-19T08:42:39Z | Updated: 2019-04-19T14:13:04Z Late-Night TV Hosts Scorch Donald Trump Over Mueller Report | HuffPost

Late-Night TV Hosts Scorch Donald Trump Over Mueller Report

Seth Meyers, Samantha Bee, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Trevor Noah, James Corden, Conan O'Brien and Stephen Colbert all roasted the president.
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The release of the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report into Russia interference in the 2016 election and possible Trump campaign collusion was the hot topic on Thursday’s late-night TV shows.

Seth Meyers, the host of NBC’s “Late Night,” likened President Donald Trump ’s portrayal in the report to that of a “terrible boyfriend who keeps giving mixed messages.”

The show also shared this edited GIF from Attorney General William Barr’s press conference ahead of the report’s release:

“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” posted a spoof version of the redacted report which contained a subtle reference to its upcoming “Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner ”:

The show also mocked Donald Trump Jr. ’s response to the report:

Jimmy Kimmel turned to “Schoolhouse Rock” to explain the report’s redactions:

Jimmy Fallon parodied the Rolling Stones on “The Tonight Show”:

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” reworked a “Game of Thrones ”-style photo that Trump had earlier shared online :

 

“The Late Late Show” host James Corden also riffed on HBO’s epic fantasy drama:

 Conan O’Brien debuted this infomercial:

And Stephen Colbert of “The Late Show” noted the “insane shit” in the report:

His team showcased this fake “document dyeing kit.”

Colbert also poked fun on Twitter:

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