Stephen Colbert highlighted how President Donald Trump's next hurdle will be surviving the upcoming Jeffrey Epstein file dump Friday — and he thinks Trump could be out of luck this time.
The Late Show host dropped a monologue about the upcoming deadline on Thursday night, just hours before the Department of Justice is set to release the long awaited files.
“It’s Epstein Files Eve,” Colbert said. “Don’t forget to leave Santa some cookies. And a barf bag.”
Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was unanimously approved by Congress, the DOJ has until midnight local time in Washington, D.C. to release the anticipated materials.
“The DOJ specifically has to release ‘searchable and downloadable’ copies,'” Colbert said, quoting a CNN report.
“And here’s the kicker: The law says records can’t be withheld, delayed, or redacted due to concerns about embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity,” he added.
Colbert joked that Trump could do what he's used to doing: blame Joe Biden.
“You can see the end is in sight, which is crazy because you’ve always believed that nothing bad could ever happen to you because the world’s an illusion and you’re the only one that’s real," Colbert said.
