Seth Meyers Slams Republicans Supporting Trump at His Trial

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Character Studies

On Thursday, Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert were the latest Republican lawmakers to show up in support of former President Donald Trump at his criminal trial in New York.

Seth Meyers joked that “sitting front row at the Trump trial must be like the MAGA version of sitting courtside at a Knicks game.”

“Well, I get it. It’s good publicity for Boebert and good practice for Gaetz.” — SETH MEYERS

“You see, Trump is under a gag order and can’t attack people involved in the case the way he wants to, so his workaround is to summon his army of puppets to do his bidding. The problem is character witnesses should be people of high character, not people of whom you would say ‘He’s a real character.’” — SETH MEYERS

“If you’re on trial for a criminal charge where character is central to the case, Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert aren’t exactly the role models you want with you in the room. That’s like if O.J.’s buddy at his trial were Charles Manson, Hannibal Lecter.” — SETH MEYERS

“Got to say I’m surprised to see Lauren Boebert there. Not surprised she showed up, just surprised she hasn’t been kicked out yet. I mean, if you’re going to get handsy during a performance of ‘Beetlejuice: The Musical,’ I can’t imagine how turned on you’d get for a hush-money-to-a-porn-star trial.” — SETH MEYERS

“Seriously, this is how grimy and pathetic the Republican Party has become. The only thing sadder than having to sit in a dreary New York City courtroom for your porn-star-hush-money trial is sitting in a dreary New York City courtroom for someone else’s porn-star hush money.” — SETH MEYERS

The Punchiest Punchlines (Ventriloquist Edition)

“That’s right, Lauren Boebert was in the audience, so whoever sat next to her may end up with their own hush-money trial.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

“They’re saying by next week Trump will run out of supporters and just show up with a ventriloquist dummy.” — JIMMY FALLON

“Seriously, there are more Republican members of Congress at Trump’s criminal trial than there at the Capitol. Just going to throw this out there: Might be a good day to storm it.” — SETH MEYERS

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