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Stephen Colbert Absolutely Destroys Matt Gaetz's Trump Pardon Fail

Published Apr 08 2021 at 4:27 AM GMT
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  • CBSLike every major late-night host except Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert was on vacation last week, which meant he missed out on the height of the Matt Gaetz sex-trafficking scandal.
  • But with new developments unfolding every single day, the Late Show host caught up in earnest Wednesday night.
  • Colbert began with the "blanket pardon" Rep Gaetz (R-FL) reportedly sought from Donald Trump, joking, "Oh, I don't think the blanket wants a pardon.
  • ?Gaetz wanted a preemptive pardon for any illegal activity he's ever done, like innocent people do", the host continued.
  • "And he had reason to believe he might get that pardon because of his close relationship to the former president.




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  • Published Apr 8, 2021 4:27 AM GMT