Colbert, Meyers, and Stewart take closer looks at Trump's conviction and the reactions to it

As I wrote in Silly and serious reactions to Trump's conviction from Jimmy Kimmel and CNN, "only Jimmy Kimmel Live! among the shows I watch had a new episode last night," so I had to wait until last night for my usual suspects, uh, subjects to chime in. I begin with Stephen Colbert's monologue, Trump Is A Convicted Felon | I Didn't Say "Lock Her Up" | Rupert Murdoch Marries At 93.

Stephen recaps the drama that followed the jury's verdict in Donald Trump's election interference trial, the former president claimed he never used the phrase "lock her up" in reference to Hillary Clinton, and former Fox chairman Rupert Murdoch has tied the knot with his fifth wife.

Sounds like Stephen's audience was just as enthusiastic as they were in March 2023, when I observed "Colbert's studio audience gave a standing ovation when told about Trump's indictment; Kimmel's was just as loud." They would like to "lock him up." I don't think they'll get the satisfaction of Donald Trump going to prison, or even Riker's.

"[J]ail to the chief" is a great line, but it's going to be a while. I expect he'll be sentenced to house arrest in Trump Tower with the Secret Service as his guards, at least for this set of crimes.

I stand by that prediction with the possible addition of $170,000 in fines, $5,000 for each conviction, although Jimmy K's desire for community service to be part of the sentence would work for me, too.

I'll have more on his potential sentence over the jump.

I'm moving on to Seth Meyer's Hysterical Trump Faces Jail Time After Guilty Verdict, Fox News Predicts "Revolution": A Closer Look, which I watched with my wife last night.

Seth takes a closer look at Trump being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money criminal trial.

Trump denying he ever said "lock her up" reminds me that I posted It was funnier when Chico Marx said it seven years ago.


Still true, seven years later. I also wrote Projection is the Right's favorite defense mechanism a dozen years ago and that's even more true now.

Both Stephen and Seth touched on the GOP response to the conviction with Seth sprinkling a bit of media criticism on top. Jon Stewart focused on both in Jon Stewart Tackles The Trump Conviction Fallout & Puts The Media on Trial.

Jon Stewart breaks down the response to Trump's guilty verdict from Joe Biden and the media, as well as the GOP's vow for revenge and hypocritical complaint about Democrats pursuing "political prosecutions." Plus, Jon pleads with the media to act a little more like the court system and examine evidence and reach conclusions, instead of wildly speculating on future realities.

*Snork* I'm a biologist, so I appreciated the Bonobos reference. It was funnier than Banana Republic — more projection!

Follow over the jump for two bonus clips from Stephen's show last night.

The first bonus clip from Colbert is Exclusive: Trump Juror Speaks To Stephen Colbert.

Stephen Colbert scored the first interview with a juror who voted to convict Donald Trump of 34 felonies, but why does her voice sound so familiar? Special thanks to Laura Benanti!

I'm glad to see Laura Benanti return. I agree with her that sentencing Trump to home confinement would be cruel for Melania, but she's not the the one being sentenced.

I close with Disney World Updates The Hall Of Presidents After Trump's Conviction.


Warning: this ride is no longer family friendly.
Well, that's one take on community service!

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