Stephen Colbert spent a lot of time in his Thursday night monologue discussing the ongoing trial regarding the hush money Donald Trump paid to keep his affair with former adult film actress Stormy Daniels a secret in 2016.
At the beginning of the trial, Colbert made a pun, where he joked about the ongoing trial in New York City, the city that never sleeps, except if you're Donald Trump in a courtroom.
This refers to Trump's habit of falling asleep in court, which you may already be aware of.
Colbert mentioned that this week focused on choosing the jury, and there have been issues due to reporters from the New York Times and Washington Post revealing very personal details about potential jurors. Colbert mentioned that this week has focused on selecting the jury, and there have been problems due to reporters from the New York Times and Washington Post sharing very personal information about potential jurors. about potential jurors.
Colbert shared that a complete jury has been chosen for Donald Trump’s New York trial, along with one alternate. However, they still need five more alternates and could still lose the jurors they have.
Colbert discussed how a potential juror revealed to the judge that people in her life had discovered she had been selected and then attempted to influence her. This led to the judge reprimanding the press for reporting juror details, using the example of a juror with an Irish accent.
Colbert added a humorous comment about positively identifying the juror as the Lucky Charms guy due to the mention of his Irish accent.
There’s more, and you can watch the full monologue above.
