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John Oliver Absolutely Goes Off on Susan Collins, Fox News in ‘Last Week Tonight’ Return

  

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Via:  tessylo  •  4 years ago  •  22 comments

John Oliver Absolutely Goes Off on Susan Collins, Fox News in ‘Last Week Tonight’ Return

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John Oliver Absolutely Goes Off on Susan Collins, Fox News in ‘Last Week Tonight’ Return





Marlow Stern


The Daily Beast February 17, 2020, 2:30 AM EST









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On Sunday night,   John Oliver   returned from a three-month hiatus for the seventh-season premiere of   Last Week Tonight , his Emmy-winning HBO series.

The comic kicked things off by addressing the biggest news he missed: President Donald Trump’s acquittal in the Senate after being impeached by the House (though many accused it of being a show trial, given that no star witnesses were called).

“What happens when an obvious criminal-sociopath is accused of abusing his power yet somehow holds onto his office by sitting through a sham investigation?” asked Oliver.

After throwing to footage of Gritty, the late-night host segued to Trump: “The president beat his impeachment charges, but some Republicans who voted to acquit him believe the experience has   really   changed him.”

Cue Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who defended her vote to acquit Trump by telling CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell that “the president has learned from this case” and “will be much more cautious in the future.” (She later   walked back   the ridiculous comments.)

“What are you talking about, Susan? Of   course   he hasn’t learned his lesson!” exclaimed Oliver. “Trump never learns his lesson! This is a man whose first-born child was Donald Trump Jr., and he kept having children!”

“And if you need further proof of that,” he continued, “just look at what happened this week with Trump associate Roger Stone.”

Yes, four prosecutors resigned after the Department of Justice, led by Trump appointee William Barr, chose to reassess their sentencing recommendation of 7-9 years for Stone—just hours after Trump tweeted heavy criticism of the sentencing, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” Since then, 1,100 former DOJ officials have   signed a letter   calling on Barr to resign for “doing the president’s personal bidding.”

“To have DOJ leadership interfering in a case involving a Trump ally hours after the president publicly commented on it is   appalling ,” said Oliver, adding, “And the excuses offered by the president’s defenders ranged from the absurd to the genuinely terrifying.”

He then cut to a clip of Fox News host (and ardent Trump defender) Lou Dobbs exclaiming, “I don’t want to hear any crap about an independent Justice Department! This Justice Department works for the president!”

Which brought Oliver to his closing: “Susan Collins may have actually been right about one thing: Trump did learn a lesson from his impeachment trial; specifically, I can get away with anything because nobody will hold me accountable.”  





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Tessylo
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1  seeder  Tessylo    4 years ago

Yes, four prosecutors resigned after the Department of Justice, led by Trump appointee William Barr, chose to reassess their sentencing recommendation of 7-9 years for Stone—just hours after Trump tweeted heavy criticism of the sentencing, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” Since then, 1,100 former DOJ officials have      signed a letter       calling on Barr to resign for “doing the president’s personal bidding.”

“To have DOJ leadership interfering in a case involving a Trump ally hours after the president publicly commented on it is      appalling   ,” said Oliver, adding, “And the excuses offered by the president’s defenders ranged from the absurd to the genuinely terrifying.”

He then cut to a clip of Fox News host (and ardent Trump defender) Lou Dobbs exclaiming, “I don’t want to hear any crap about an independent Justice Department! This Justice Department works for the president!”

Which brought Oliver to his closing: “Susan Collins may have actually been right about one thing: Trump did learn a lesson from his impeachment trial; specifically, I can get away with anything because nobody will hold me accountable.”  

 
 
 
igknorantzrulz
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1.1  igknorantzrulz  replied to  Tessylo @1    4 years ago

the GOP continues to prove what that R actually stands for

 
 
 
Tessylo
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2  seeder  Tessylo    4 years ago

I just love John Oliver.

Too bad I don't get HBO anymore.  

 
 
 
JBB
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2.1  JBB  replied to  Tessylo @2    4 years ago

You can see his show in segments on YouTube.

 
 
 
JBB
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3  JBB    4 years ago

Susan Collins proved herself a monumental twit...

Now, Maine voters will be kicking her to the curb!

 
 
 
Tessylo
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5  seeder  Tessylo    4 years ago

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Sparty On
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5.1  Sparty On  replied to  Tessylo @5    4 years ago

Oh yeah ..... he has a BA in English ..... he must be a genius.

 
 
 
Ed-NavDoc
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5.2  Ed-NavDoc  replied to  Tessylo @5    4 years ago

I never said he was not intelligent. I just said he was too obnoxious to watch, therefore he was not worth my time. You have a good afternoon now.

 
 

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