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Welcome one and all in here out there
Welcome
one
and
all
in
here
out
there
[cheering]
cheering
to the late show.
to
the
late
show
I am your host Steven Colbert. Ladies
I
am
your
host
Steven
Colbert
Ladies
and gentlemen, [cheering]
and
gentlemen
cheering
you know what?
you
know
what
First of all, happy Groundhog Day to all
First
of
all
happy
Groundhog
Day
to
all
those who celebrate [cheering]
those
who
celebrate
cheering
this morning. Uh down on uh what's it
this
morning
Uh
down
on
uh
what's
it
called? Gobbler's Knob. Down at
called
Gobbler's
Knob
Down
at
Gobbler's Knob. The uh the Gobbler's
Gobbler's
Knob
The
uh
the
Gobbler's
reported that Punxsutawney Phil predicted
reported
that
Punxsutawney
Phil
predicted
six more weeks of winter.
six
more
weeks
of
winter
Come on, read read the room, Phil.
Come
on
read
read
the
room
Phil
We could really use a win right now. I
We
could
really
use
a
win
right
now
I
I'd be careful about handing out a lot
I'd
be
careful
about
handing
out
a
lot
of bad news if I look like I'd make a
of
bad
news
if
I
look
like
I'd
make
a
nice hat. [cheering]
nice
hat
cheering
Heads up. Uh, a prediction of Endless
Heads
up
Uh
a
prediction
of
Endless
Winter was tonight's feelood story, and
Winter
was
tonight's
feelood
story
and
it's over.
it's
over
[laughter]
laughter
Because on Friday morning, the Justice
Because
on
Friday
morning
the
Justice
Department released its largest batch of
Department
released
its
largest
batch
of
Epstein documents, which totals over 3
Epstein
documents
which
totals
over
3
million pages. 3 million
million
pages
3
million
is a lot of pages. It's like when your
is
a
lot
of
pages
It's
like
when
your
mom says she's reading another book
mom
says
she's
reading
another
book
about Olive Karage.
about
Olive
Karage
How much can possibly happen in Maine?
How
much
can
possibly
happen
in
Maine
And it's three million pages of just
And
it's
three
million
pages
of
just
terrible stuff. I want I want to thank
terrible
stuff
I
want
I
want
to
thank
my researchers, Brandon and Catherine,
my
researchers
Brandon
and
Catherine
for going through it all today. Okay.
for
going
through
it
all
today
Okay
[cheering]
cheering
Do you have a picture? [applause]
Do
you
have
a
picture
applause
Do we have a picture of those guys here?
Do
we
have
a
picture
of
those
guys
here
Here here's them when they showed up to
Here
here's
them
when
they
showed
up
to
work this morning and here they are now.
work
this
morning
and
here
they
are
now
Uh
Uh
I'm sorry. Let's send them a cookie
I'm
sorry
Let's
send
them
a
cookie
cake. Cookie cake for all those guys. Uh
cake
Cookie
cake
for
all
those
guys
Uh
folks out there are still slogging
folks
out
there
are
still
slogging
through all the files, but they
through
all
the
files
but
they
implicate a who's who of powerful men,
implicate
a
who's
who
of
powerful
men
including everyone from tech titans to
including
everyone
from
tech
titans
to
Wall Street power brokers. Yes, turns
Wall
Street
power
brokers
Yes
turns
out punks of Tony Phil might be the only
out
punks
of
Tony
Phil
might
be
the
only
prominent American male who's not in
prominent
American
male
who's
not
in
there.
there
[applause]
applause
Is what is what I would have said if he
Is
what
is
what
I
would
have
said
if
he
wasn't in there, but and this is true,
wasn't
in
there
but
and
this
is
true
he actually appears in it four times.
he
actually
appears
in
it
four
times
Oh, come on,
Oh
come
on
Phil. [laughter]
Phil
laughter
Phil, buddy. Well, I I guess that
Phil
buddy
Well
I
I
guess
that
finally explains this footage.
finally
explains
this
footage
[cheering]
cheering
No. Sad. Sad. There's one prominent guy
No
Sad
Sad
There's
one
prominent
guy
who is in there prominently because
who
is
in
there
prominently
because
President Donald Trump is mentioned more
President
Donald
Trump
is
mentioned
more
than 1,000 times.
than
1000
times
And the New York Times found 5,300 files
And
the
New
York
Times
found
5300
files
with references to Trump and more than
with
references
to
Trump
and
more
than
38,000 references to Trump, his wife,
38000
references
to
Trump
his
wife
and Mar-a-Lago. 38,000
and
Mar-a-Lago
38000
references. That seems low, frankly.
references
That
seems
low
frankly
[cheering]
cheering
Obviously, this is the biggest story
Obviously
this
is
the
biggest
story
imaginable, but for some reason, it
imaginable
but
for
some
reason
it
isn't. Case in point, I led with a
isn't
Case
in
point
I
led
with
a
groundhog
groundhog
who got to me. [laughter]
who
got
to
me
laughter
These files include many disturbing
These
files
include
many
disturbing
allegations, all denied by the White
allegations
all
denied
by
the
White
House as being unfounded and false. I
House
as
being
unfounded
and
false
I
want to be clear about that. But among
want
to
be
clear
about
that
But
among
these is that before he was president of
these
is
that
before
he
was
president
of
the United States, Donald Trump forced
the
United
States
Donald
Trump
forced
an underage girl to perform oral sex and
an
underage
girl
to
perform
oral
sex
and
hosted big orgy parties with young girls
hosted
big
orgy
parties
with
young
girls
at one of his golf clubs.
at
one
of
his
golf
clubs
Even if even if these particular parts
Even
if
even
if
these
particular
parts
of the files that the Justice Department
of
the
files
that
the
Justice
Department
released and are denied by the White
released
and
are
denied
by
the
White
House is not being proven, what is
House
is
not
being
proven
what
is
detailed in those three million pages
detailed
in
those
three
million
pages
are allegations of some of the crulest,
are
allegations
of
some
of
the
crulest
most depraved crimes against women and
most
depraved
crimes
against
women
and
kids involving some of the most powerful
kids
involving
some
of
the
most
powerful
men on planet Earth. And now we've all
men
on
planet
Earth
And
now
we've
all
been forced to have these details in our
been
forced
to
have
these
details
in
our
minds all weekend. And so I think we all
minds
all
weekend
And
so
I
think
we
all
deserve to immediately see this tiny dog
deserve
to
immediately
see
this
tiny
dog
running into the snow.
running
into
the
snow
[cheering]
cheering
There he is.
There
he
is
There he is, fella. [applause]
There
he
is
fella
applause
Now, despite his 38,000 references,
Now
despite
his
38000
references
these files aren't just about Trump.
these
files
aren't
just
about
Trump
They embarrass a lot of big shots. A lot
They
embarrass
a
lot
of
big
shots
A
lot
of head honchos and pooas and mucky
of
head
honchos
and
pooas
and
mucky
mucks. Take Elon Musk.
mucks
Take
Elon
Musk
Yeah, please.
Yeah
please
He's publicly bragged that Mr. Epstein
He's
publicly
bragged
that
Mr
Epstein
tried to get me to go to his island and
tried
to
get
me
to
go
to
his
island
and
I refused. But really,
I
refused
But
really
did you?
did
you
Cuz there's an email exchange where Musk
Cuz
there's
an
email
exchange
where
Musk
writes, "Do you have any parties planned? I've been working to the edge
writes
Do
you
have
any
parties
planned
I've
been
working
to
the
edge
planned? I've been working to the edge
planned
I've
been
working
to
the
edge
of sanity this year. And so once my kids
of
sanity
this
year
And
so
once
my
kids
head home after Christmas, I really want
head
home
after
Christmas
I
really
want
to hit the party scene in St. Barts or
to
hit
the
party
scene
in
St
Barts
or
elsewhere and let loose. A peaceful
elsewhere
and
let
loose
A
peaceful
island experience is the opposite of
island
experience
is
the
opposite
of
what I'm looking for." an email.
what
I'm
looking
for
an
email
An email which was sent at 6:07 a.m. on
An
email
which
was
sent
at
6:07
am
on
Christmas morning.
Christmas
morning
Hey, say what you want, but he's a high
Hey
say
what
you
want
but
he's
a
high
achiever.
achiever
That proves it. It's dawn on Christmas
That
proves
it
It's
dawn
on
Christmas
morning and he's already on the top of
morning
and
he's
already
on
the
top
of
next year's naughty list.
next
year's
naughty
list
There's also an appearance. [cheering]
There's
also
an
appearance
cheering
[applause]
applause
There's also an appearance in the files
There's
also
an
appearance
in
the
files
by Trump commerce secretary and koala
by
Trump
commerce
secretary
and
koala
staring at you while he humps the
staring
at
you
while
he
humps
the
branch. Howard Lutnick on a podcast last
branch
Howard
Lutnick
on
a
podcast
last
year. Lutnik said that back in 2005 he
year
Lutnik
said
that
back
in
2005
he
was so revolted by a visit to Epstein's
was
so
revolted
by
a
visit
to
Epstein's
Manhattan apartment that he decided to
Manhattan
apartment
that
he
decided
to
never be in a room with that disgusting
never
be
in
a
room
with
that
disgusting
person ever again. But the emails now
person
ever
again
But
the
emails
now
reveal that Lutnik and his family spent
reveal
that
Lutnik
and
his
family
spent
time on Epstein's island in 2012. Well,
time
on
Epstein's
island
in
2012
Well
it's the perfect family getaway. Kids,
it's
the
perfect
family
getaway
Kids
it's vacation time now. Stay in your
it's
vacation
time
now
Stay
in
your
room, lock the door, and don't open it
room
lock
the
door
and
don't
open
it
for anyone.
for
anyone
Now, as bad as they are, as bad as all
Now
as
bad
as
they
are
as
bad
as
all
these are, these these three million
these
are
these
these
three
million
pages are full of redactions left and
pages
are
full
of
redactions
left
and
right. And obviously, we don't know what
right
And
obviously
we
don't
know
what
we're all being blocked from seeing by
we're
all
being
blocked
from
seeing
by
the Justice Department. But the law that
the
Justice
Department
But
the
law
that
Congress passed and that Donald Trump
Congress
passed
and
that
Donald
Trump
signed says that the DOJ cannot hide any
signed
says
that
the
DOJ
cannot
hide
any
names or photographs of any of these
names
or
photographs
of
any
of
these
powerful people just to protect their
powerful
people
just
to
protect
their
reputations. And the Justice Department
reputations
And
the
Justice
Department
even said they did not protect President
even
said
they
did
not
protect
President
Trump. Well, guess what? When these
Trump
Well
guess
what
When
these
files were released, it was clear that
files
were
released
it
was
clear
that
they did. Case in point, this photograph
they
did
Case
in
point
this
photograph
with the face blacked out. [laughter]
with
the
face
blacked
out
laughter
Who could it be?
Who
could
it
be
Wow.
Wow
Wow.
Wow
Following.
Following
Wow.
Wow
Could you put it back up one more time?
Could
you
put
it
back
up
one
more
time
Can you just put it back up?
Can
you
just
put
it
back
up
[cheering and applause]
cheering
and
applause
Following an outcry. Following an
Following
an
outcry
Following
an
outcry, they were forced to unredact the
outcry
they
were
forced
to
unredact
the
image. Okay, let's see who it is. Phil.
image
Okay
let's
see
who
it
is
Phil
[screaming] No.
screaming
No
[cheering]
cheering
Got him.
Got
him
The only things that were supposed to be
The
only
things
that
were
supposed
to
be
redacted were the names and the images
redacted
were
the
names
and
the
images
of all the survivors, but the DOJ
of
all
the
survivors
but
the
DOJ
evidently sucks. So, one email described
evidently
sucks
So
one
email
described
an Epstein victim list, which left
an
Epstein
victim
list
which
left
dozens of names exposed. And worse, the
dozens
of
names
exposed
And
worse
the
DOJ published dozens of unredacted nude
DOJ
published
dozens
of
unredacted
nude
images on his website showing young
images
on
his
website
showing
young
women or possibly teenagers.
women
or
possibly
teenagers
[cheering]
cheering
That is so shockingly awful that again
That
is
so
shockingly
awful
that
again
there's nothing I can say. So here's an
there's
nothing
I
can
say
So
here's
an
orangutan driving a golf cart.
orangutan
driving
a
golf
cart
[cheering and applause]
cheering
and
applause
I don't know where you're going, ma'am,
I
don't
know
where
you're
going
ma'am
but take us with you.
but
take
us
with
you
[applause and cheering]
applause
and
cheering
A group of these women
A
group
of
these
women
[applause] now a group of these women
applause
now
a
group
of
these
women
who had been abused by Epstein and his
who
had
been
abused
by
Epstein
and
his
rich buddies saw these redactions this
rich
buddies
saw
these
redactions
this
weekend and released this statement.
weekend
and
released
this
statement
Survivors are having their names and
Survivors
are
having
their
names
and
identifying information exposed while
identifying
information
exposed
while
the men who abused us remain hidden and
the
men
who
abused
us
remain
hidden
and
protected. This is outrageous. The
protected
This
is
outrageous
The
Justice Department cannot claim it is
Justice
Department
cannot
claim
it
is
finished releasing files until every
finished
releasing
files
until
every
legally required document is released
legally
required
document
is
released
and every abuser and enabler is fully
and
every
abuser
and
enabler
is
fully
exposed.
exposed
[applause]
applause
Yeah, good for them. Good for [cheering]
Yeah
good
for
them
Good
for
cheering
them. Well said. [applause]
them
Well
said
applause
Damn straight.
Damn
straight
And some of these redactions are
And
some
of
these
redactions
are
completely random. Case in point, in one
completely
random
Case
in
point
in
one
document, they've redacted both the
document
they've
redacted
both
the
sender and recipient of an email that
sender
and
recipient
of
an
email
that
says, "I wanted you to know I made your
says
I
wanted
you
to
know
I
made
your
chili for Super Bowl Sunday, and it was
chili
for
Super
Bowl
Sunday
and
it
was
a winner. Everyone loved it, and I gave
a
winner
Everyone
loved
it
and
I
gave
you credit."
you
credit
[laughter]
laughter
That's got to be a tough announcement of
That's
got
to
be
a
tough
announcement
of
the Super Bowl party. Hey guys, guess
the
Super
Bowl
party
Hey
guys
guess
who gave me this chili recipe?
who
gave
me
this
chili
recipe
Jeffrey Epstein. But he made me promise
Jeffrey
Epstein
But
he
made
me
promise
not to reveal the secret ingredient or
not
to
reveal
the
secret
ingredient
or
anything else.
anything
else
These revelations are only the tip of
These
revelations
are
only
the
tip
of
the creepberg because according to
the
creepberg
because
according
to
representative Roana, the DOJ said it
representative
Roana
the
DOJ
said
it
identified over 6 million potentially
identified
over
6
million
potentially
responsive pages, but is releasing only
responsive
pages
but
is
releasing
only
about 3.5 million after review and
about
35
million
after
review
and
redactions. Well, pretty suspect to show
redactions
Well
pretty
suspect
to
show
only half of what you have. Hey, I I
only
half
of
what
you
have
Hey
I
I
didn't shoplift. What are you talking
didn't
shoplift
What
are
you
talking
about? Sure. Sure. I'll show my pockets.
about
Sure
Sure
I'll
show
my
pockets
Look, it's empty.
Look
it's
empty
Oh, you want to see two pockets?
Oh
you
want
to
see
two
pockets
There you go.
There
you
go
Don't worry about Don't worry about
Don't
worry
about
Don't
worry
about
what's in my other p Hey, man. Don't
what's
in
my
other
p
Hey
man
Don't
worry. I looked [applause]
worry
I
looked
applause
I I looked. Don't worry about what's in
I
I
looked
Don't
worry
about
what's
in
my other pocket. Okay.
my
other
pocket
Okay
It's chilly.
It's
chilly
So with this document dump, we now have
So
with
this
document
dump
we
now
have
even more evidence that there is indeed
even
more
evidence
that
there
is
indeed
a cabal of rich men who traffic young
a
cabal
of
rich
men
who
traffic
young
women and girls across state and
women
and
girls
across
state
and
international lines for their pleasure.
international
lines
for
their
pleasure
But Trump's DOJ guy, Todd Blanche, who
But
Trump's
DOJ
guy
Todd
Blanche
who
was also Trump's personal lawyer in the
was
also
Trump's
personal
lawyer
in
the
Stormmy Daniels sex case, said the DOJ
Stormmy
Daniels
sex
case
said
the
DOJ
is not considering bringing any
is
not
considering
bringing
any
additional charges related to Epstein,
additional
charges
related
to
Epstein
saying, quote, "There was nothing in
saying
quote
There
was
nothing
in
there that allowed us to prosecute
there
that
allowed
us
to
prosecute
anybody." You have
anybody
You
have
millions of pages, millions of pages,
millions
of
pages
millions
of
pages
and you don't want to investigate any
and
you
don't
want
to
investigate
any
further, possibly bring any of these men
further
possibly
bring
any
of
these
men
to justice.
to
justice
Well, I guess that makes sense. I mean,
Well
I
guess
that
makes
sense
I
mean
we all remember that iconic courtroom
we
all
remember
that
iconic
courtroom
scene.
scene
Did you order the code red?
Did
you
order
the
code
red
You want answers? No, thank you.
You
want
answers
No
thank
you
We got a great show for you tonight. My
We
got
a
great
show
for
you
tonight
My
guest [music] is John Oliver. When we
guest
music
is
John
Oliver
When
we
come back, your chance part of late show
come
back
your
chance
part
of
late
show
history. [music]
history
music
Bring this up.
Bring
this
up
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music
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music
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music
Yeah.
Yeah
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