Stewart accused the DOJ of “running interference” for those in the Epstein files.
His statement held no weight with Stewart, however, who noted Monday that Blanche is a “Trump lawyer” and “the guy in charge of files that might implicate Donald Trump.” Blanche represented Trump in his 2024 criminal trial for business fraud in New York City, where Trump was found guilty on 34 felony charges.
“We always knew that the people at DOJ releasing these documents weren’t on a fact-finding mission,” Stewart said in his monologue. “They were running interference.” “None of these dudes, they’ve been on the plane, they’ve been on the island, they’ve been to his house, they’ve given him creepy cards with pubic hair, they’ve been accused by a multitude of women of a multitude of wrongdoings, and nothing has happened to any of them,” Stewart said, without naming names but referencing Trump’s illustrated 2003Trump has consistently denied knowing about or taking part in any of Epstein’s crimes, and has not been charged or convicted of any crimes in relation to Epstein.in October 2025, has also denied any participation with Epstein’s illegal activities, and claims not to have known about them.Earlier in his monologue Stewart referenced some of the other high-profile figures who were named in the Epstein files so far, includingStewart ended his monologue by showing clips of Republicans like Lindsay Graham complaining about a “two-tiered” legal system in the United States.“After watching the politically well-connected skirt any form of legal accountability for horrible f---ing crimes, it seems pretty clear to me that thereStewart continued, “The real sanctuary city is where money and power protect you from the consequences of sex trafficking, or influence peddling, or taking half a billion dollars and giving away America’s AI infrastructure.”host pointed to a photoshopped picture of several of the public figures featured in the Epstein files. He told viewers, “That’s the real sanctuary city, and these are the motherf---ers who live there.”
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