Late night hosts feign shock that Trump and Rudy Giuliani are in hot water for various fraud allegations

published 20 January 2022

President Biden was inaugurated one year ago Thursday, and "to mark the occasion, for some reason he held a press conference today," Stephen Colbert said on Wednesday's Late Show. "Then again, he's 79, I guess he's always going to go for the early bird special."

Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced "her office has uncovered significant evidence that the former president fraudulently valued multiple assets," including claiming his 11,000-square-foot penthouse was 30,000 square feet, Colbert said. "That's not surprise, he's known for falsely tripling the size of his assets."

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Subpoenaing Giuliani "is unnecessary — all they need to do is say his name three times in the mirror, and he will appear," Jimmy Kimmel quipped on Kimmel Live. "One year ago today, Donald Trump was still in the White House, throwing chicken nuggets at the TV, and one year from today he could be in jail," he added. "The walls appear to be closing in on Trump — big, beautiful walls. Mexico's like, 'Let us know if you need us to chip in with that, muchachos.'" Kimmel feigned shock between clips of past Trump fraud cases.

Trump shouldn't have exaggerated the value of his apartment by $200 million, Trevor Noah said on The Daily Show. "But I can't get mad at him for this, because deep down he's just a landlord. And this is what every landlord in New York does. They'll say an apartment has three bedrooms, and then you get there and two of the bedrooms are somehow in the kitchen, but it's still the best deal for your budget so you sleep in the dishwasher."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.