CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert took a shot Thursday at Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her romantic relationship that threw the Georgia election racketeering case against former President Trump into chaos, asking “how good was the sex” that it was worth risking the country’s future.
Colbert covered the explosive testimony by Willis, a Democrat leading the prosecution against Trump and his co-defendants on a variety of charges around efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, in his monologue. Willis has been accused of having an “improper” affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she hired to help prosecute Trump, and sparks flew Thursday as she testified about the allegations and pushed back on charges that she financially benefited from his hiring.
Colbert cheered on Willis’ viral testimony that she was not the one “on trial” in the case, but then he got more serious, and a bit crude.
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“Here’s the thing: Yes, Donald Trump and his associates are on trial in this, one of the most important cases in the history of our republic,” he said. “So, and I’ve just got one follow-up question here: Given that if you’re removed from the prosecution, it could delay this trial until after the election, how good was the sex? Good enough to risk democracy over? Because I’ve never had sex that good. You know what really feels good? Donald Trump going to prison.”
“That, my friends, is what they call the real happy ending,” Colbert said as the “Late Show” crowd roared. Even progressives have gnashed…
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