Sidney Powell Flips on Trump, Pleads Guilty and Cooperates with Prosecutors: A Closer Look

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

I'm so glad Seth and A Closer Look is back.

[@mwernli2886]

Me too.

[@charlesasmith7836]

Me too 😂

[@yugandali]

Me too

[@yotest3697]

Me too

[@trigonzobob]

Now with a new, cool t-shirt!

[@jacobcrosby4989]

"They better get 'kraken'" is by far the best conclusion to a closer look ever.

[@jeffb.6642]

No, there was one that involved a callback to Don Jr.s fiancee saying .."to come" at the end in response to Desantis waiting for Disney characters.... it was a while ago and I forget exactly how it went but it was something about them waiting for Goofy and Mickey "to come" - it will never be topped and now I desperately want to find out which one it was and go find it.

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

Certainly the best in a while! I choked on my rye-n-ginger.

[@bobgreenwald8715]

Sidney decided she didn't want to go to jail for Trump. She'd do anything for love, but she won't do that.

[@ejej3084]

Underrated comment 😅

[@elainejohnson6955]

Long live Meatloaf songs in our memory!

[@parrisprice5892]

More like anything for racism and $$$

[@nariellewithers]

🤭🤭🤭

[@13699111]

That's a good one

[@benlinton1696]

Props to the news anchors of the world who can keep a straight face without bashing their head on the desk

[@stephenwinkler9155]

Man, I love this show! A surfboard of sanity in a sea of fruitcake nuttiness. Eternal gratitude from all in Australia, Seth. And God bless the writers, may they be forever treated like gold.

[@glennwelsh9784]

I'm thankful for shows like Seth because it allows our friends and allies in other countries to see that there's still half of us in the American population who haven't gone nannerboats insane and recognize that none of this stuff is normal.

[@mkilner]

Hear hear to that!…Brit in USA here, this stuff can’t be made up, hard to believe, but thanks to Seth, Colbert and Kimmel for keeping us sane and a few giggles, cheers!! ✊🏼🤠🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@davidleffler741]

Where can I get that t-shirt?

[@Tcrror]

I miss Craig Ferguson, but I don't think I would call that show a "surfboard of sanity", haha. It was incredible, though.

[@Gwen592-h3x]

Right now I wish I lived in Australia!!!! Love your analogy!!!!!

[@jasonm456]

Blaming the Democrats for ousting McCarthy is like hitting a parked car and claiming the other driver is at fault.

[@Hadenufyet]

😂

[@LadyAtheOnly]

True😂

[@Blodhelm]

That's their normal procedure, they were also complaining Biden doesn't have an ambassador to Israel while they are the ones holding up the nomination.

[@edvh88]

I just love how hypocritical the “party of personal responsibility” really is. They’re also super fragile.

[@even4175]

Literally 😂

[@novatheenforcer]

I've watched a lot of A Closer Look, and this is one of the all-time greats. So glad to have Seth back.

[@mariamsalam1930]

agreeeeeed!!!! this is one of the best produced videos I've seen in a long time and the jokes were timed so well

[@noreenconstantine4612]

And his writers 😊

[@WingedCobra]

I thought the same thing. Timing on the jokes was impeccable.

[@jbstein]

Correction: needed more Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Pacino :)

[@rambuensalido2342]

I agree!

[@jamesb5863]

A Closer Look is by far the best late-night segment of all the talk shows.

[@lonahtelik7235]

The YT views definitely strongly concur with you. And so do I

[@mandcbruce]

Seth, your writers have been on fire and you are having waaaay too much fun. You've had us in stitches.

[@uberchemist]

This. Feels like next level Seth Meyers and crew now that everyone's back. So glad the writers union got what they wanted and didn't back down.

[@lisbethbird8268]

Yeah! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@williamtatum2147]

3:53 I love the hard cut from “Do you think we’re stupid? You think we’re fools?” to the press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

[@Jeff.with.a_G]

This was definitely one of the absolute best closer looks🤣😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@DeeDeeMe]

I don't understand how the democrats keep getting blame...Matt Gates a republican put McCarty on the chopping block.

[@takkieterror5152]

It's an incorrect conclusion, so you can stop trying to make sense of it. Republicans have the majority in the House and are solely responsible for picking their speaker. When democrats were the majority, no republican ever voted for Pelosi. This is failure on Republicans only, and they try to deflect, as they always do. But we ain't stupid, KEVIN IS!!

[@Rilianawakened321]

It's a convenient GOP narrative to blame the Democrats for McCarthy's ouster, when it was actually one of their own who summoned the executioner. And I suspect the Dems couldn't believe their good fortune . . . the GOP handed them their own leader's head on a plate. 😉

[@baxtronx5972]

Publicans are good at pretending and the Corporate Media loves to pretend what they do is valid.

[@ShadowFoxSF]

It's called Scapegoating, And these MAGA crazies in Congress love to do that to democrats.

[@SipLeila]

@SipLeila BIDEN IS A STAND-IN. COMPARE HIS VOICE AND PICTURES FROM 2006 TODAY. IN 2006 HE HAD PRONOUNCED BAGS UNDER HIS EYES. NONE TODAY. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? ALSO HE HAD DIFFERENT EYE COLOR. AND DIFFERENT EAR LOBES. YOU GUYS ARE SO NAIVE. IT'S A STAND-IN ACTOR.

[@Myrkin]

Since when it's Democrats' responsibility to save Republican Speaker from members of his own party?

[@rheap129]

Right. Especially when he would turn right around and give them his ass to kiss.

[@gingerp6631]

And try to impeach the Democrat President.

[@curlygurl1263]

🎯🥱🤐

[@chadtarver3301]

Especially when they spend ALL their time trashing democrats and calling them communists.

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

obviously ALWAYS. Democrats are one the ones who believe in democracy. If the Republican party had it their way, or at least the MAGA Majority of them, there would be no democratic process, regardless if they were in the majority or the minority

[@joeyj9638]

I would say this, nothing brings me more joy than seeing Rudy on a Closer Look. They need to put him on “ALL THE NETWORKS”

[@dianeeyestone2040]

I love it when Seth cracks himself up!😂

[@sab3295]

Me too:):) that's one reason I like weekend updates on SNL:)

[@0e0]

We all need the laughs

[@mikesaba1704]

At least someone is laughing at his sad attempt at comedy.

[@maxalberts2003]

@@mikesaba1704 Oh, no, did you get your wittle feewings hurt?

[@sqd37l]

seth salad toss@@maxalberts2003

[@ITOLDUDA]

Seth does a better job covering the news than most news channels. Glad the show is back.

[@janmorton6729]

It's not news. He's supporting a moron president who doesn't know what day it is.

[@Terraducky]

This is all so agonizing and depressing- FOR MONTHS!!!!- So happy to have you guys back for some much needed humor in these troubling times.

[@heyheytaytay]

Imagine going through 4 years of college, then 3 more years for law school, nearly losing your mind studying for and passing the Bar Exam only to lose everything so you could provide profoundly stupid legal "counsel" to a morally bankrupt POS who wouldn't know integrity if it shot him in the back of the head. This is your life now, Sidney. You've squandered it all. And for nothing.

[@Olive_O_Sudden]

She clearly did lose her mind somewhere along the way.

[@broddr]

But Powell pleading guilty to misdemeanors allows her to keep practicing law. If she had been found guilty of the RICO felony, her law licenses would all have been revoked. So now Republicans with more money than sense can hire the kraken.

[@alexacarrillo4339]

And he probably didn’t pay her either. She lost everything and probably had to spend money to defend him.

[@dereksherwood3794]

At least she still has her Kraken. 🐙

[@CombatMosquitoTrainer]

In my experience, people with those quivering voices seem to always have a short circuit somewhere. Nothing bad or dangerous just not quite on the normal wavelength.

[@pangalactictuber]

That representative was sure willing for Democrats to cross party lines to keep McCarthy. He should seal his nonpartisanship by voting for Jeffries.

[@sweett2185]

None of them ever voted for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.

[@keltonscott734]

🎯

[@KN-xl6lw]

If ten Republicans voted 'present', Jeffries would become Speaker.

[@Riley0509]

No kidding. STOP blaming the dems. Blame yourself.

[@pucciann]

They should go home with security details to protect themselves from Jim and his mini minions

[@myriamickx7969]

How many days did it take for Republicans to come up with that idea of blaming Democrats for ousting McCarthy? It really sounds like a last-ditch effort. "You guys sunk our best fundraiser!”

[@paolovantassel1989]

Honestly, they probably blamed the Democrats for Matt Gaetz trying to oust McCarthy in the first place. It's a knee jerk response; bad thing happens = Democrats, media, "wokeness", immigrant caravans et. al. caused it. Also, I find it grimly amusing that the GOP was willing to burn the Capitol to the ground to prevent a Democrat from becoming president, but are shitting their diapers because the Democrats removed a single fundraiser politician.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

They had it baked into the motion before the vote happened. Representative Matthew "Baby Teeth" Gaetz II (r) was saying before the vote that the only way former Speaker McCarthy could stay in power was with Democrat help. Therefore, whether he stayed on was ousted, it would be their fault, not his own party's. It's a clever way to dodge responsibility, in a high schooler saying "my dog ate my homework" kinda way.

[@myriamickx7969]

@eldorados_lost_searcher Love your answer, and dubbing Matt Gaetz "Baby Teeth”!

[@contrapasso]

Tonight’s closer look was especially great 😂

[@SpaceForceCommander]

Blaming the Democrats for removing the Speaker is like the creative accounting done at Trump Org.

[@JLee-rt6ve]

Republicans: Jimmy Hoffa did it to himself! (Or maybe it was the Democrats?)

[@AdamJRichardson]

If the situation was reversed and it was Nancy Pelosi's job on the line, do you think Republicans would have clutched their pearls and rushed in to save her? Hmmmmmmm Nope.

[@ninjamage5215]

It’s so funny to watch that knowing that a republican was the one who brought the initial motion

[@cerberus01]

Democrats should have came out and said, "We won't prevent any Democrats that voted for McCarthy from voting for him again."

[@AmethystWoman]

He knew exactly what he was doing. It's not that he didn't understand the question he knew exactly what he was saying he knew exactly why he was saying it and he knew that he was confabulating and twisting. I will admit however it's not easy to stand there and know you're looking stupid. And just keep up the Sham. If he is seriously that dismantled cognitively he needs to step down immediately because he doesn't know what the word majority means. Dumb like a fox. We've been watching this for 7 years but we just keep shaking our heads and showing the tapes as if we're still in disbelief. They keep pulling the charade and we keep falling for it. Less this time but she did give up.

[@RSL3000]

I love how the Republican who blames the Democrats for taking the speaker out of the house doesn't seem to know that Republicans can vote that same speaker back in if they wanted.

[@LadyAtheOnly]

That part!💯🎯

[@artbargra]

Do you really expect Republicans to know the law? You sweet summer child...

[@myriamickx7969]

These Republicans really hate accountability, don’t they?

[@jasonm456]

Or admit that just a handful of Republicans could vote with the Democrats for Hakeem Jeffries and then he'd be Speaker.

[@alansmithee419]

@@myriamickx7969 They hate *taking* accountability. But they love telling others to do it!

[@michaelfouquier356]

Reporters need to be asking them all if they would have voted for Nancy Pelosi if the tables were turned. First of all, no way they would want a sound bite of them saying they would vote for her. And that’s it. Game over.

[@jeyonce8901]

Bingo!!

[@Rilianawakened321]

What a terrific question that would be . . . there would be so much stammering and deflecting. It would be worth it to see them all squirm . . .

[@carmeldebertaut5736]

It is always a good segment when Seth cracks himself up.

[@mrangryface]

the clip where she explains the majority is HILARIOUS

[@TheArbinator]

Watching Trump fall apart in real time is so immensely satisfying after seven years of his garbage going without consequence.

[@Federix11]

Is he really? I have to see it to believe it.

[@marvinmartin4692]

I’m right there with you!

[@johndavidtibbetts7320]

​@Federix11 the great thing about lawyers? They keep LOTS of copies The *last* fucking thing you want is your lawyer to testify against you 😈

[@6j6666]

@@Federix11 have you seen his 60 posts an hour? It's hilarious.

[@awaiting5078]

Immensely

[@kerlyenai]

Why on Earth would democrat congressmen vote for a republican speaker? Have these republican congressmen lost their minds?

[@felicial7628]

Most especially, not for McCarthy and Jordan.

[@dancingwithflowers]

OMG - this is why we need "A Closer Look": No one else can make sense of this mess for Speaker of the House. Thank you everyone involved. Yes, back on board. 🐝

[@stereomois]

I get bored quickly with politics as it tends to be repetitive, but the A Closer Look segment has always been hilarious.

[@DSS-jj2cw]

How can individuals who passed the bar make so many poor and idiotic decisions?

[@marvinmartin4692]

And they dominate the Supreme Court!

[@xdgtldvntx]

Greed.

[@It-b-Blair]

Money talks

[@DumbAzzMovieGuy]

The cheque cleared

[@dingdongdickweed6288]

Rudy can't pass any without stopping for a few whiskys... That's his biggest problem...

[@JohnKopasakis]

Anyone want to tell the Republicans if they want Kevin McCarthy back as speaker they can, you know vote him in as speaker

[@NaptownClassic]

She actually said that, he just let it slide because he knew he had no way to reasonably counter it.

[@costello521]

Also it was McCarthy who made it possible for only one member of the House to bring a resolution to remove him as speaker. If he hadn't been so obsessive about getting into power and bending over backwards to the MAGA morons this wouldn't have happened.

[@DM0407]

His eyes were darting around like she was asking him to calculate where two trains will meet.

[@juanansi]

@@DM0407😂😂😂😂

[@lisbethbird8268]

Snort laugh out loud

[@treyking9318]

Genius! WaterBottle?! Finding something funny about this American Nightmare is a testament to your talent.

[@joseluisalcantarasanchez269]

Seth is the only one that makes me smile even when talking about them trumpers.

[@KariBear_21]

Omg. Rudy's "all the networks!!" Moment is by far my favorite Rudy moment 😂😂😂

[@peterlongprong7521]

...then you really need to see the latest Borat movie ~ that might change.

[@yoshitoshi98]

First time I heard that, it sounded like “Only gets worse!”

[@mestar12345]

How about the "top, bottom, middle", with hands going different way moment?

[@tdsoldier3198]

Flipping on trump is the smartest thing Sidney Powell has ever done. It's also probably the only smart thing she's ever done.

[@johndeere8594]

If an Obama appointed liberal judge dragged you into court and said plead guilty or your getting 20 years you would probably plead guilty as well.

[@helios7212]

💯💯💯 All these fools were the ones trying to undermine our democracy, ugh, with head RussiaStan puppet Trump in charge, ugh. Why is this court case still taking so long?? 🤦‍♂️🙄🎃🤡🪆🪆🪆🪆

[@katiehettinger7857]

Agreed, I was surprised she was the one to realize the way to stay out of prison was to confess, plead guilty, and testify. 😉👍💙🇺🇸🕊

[@deborahbarnes6741]

​@@johndeere8594Judge McAfee was appointed by Governor Kemp, not Obama. Nice try at deflection.

[@peppermoon7485]

When trump said he loved the uneducated he should’ve added and crazy people to his list :-)

[@mjohanss1975]

Do Republicans EVER take responsibility for their own actions?

[@paolovantassel1989]

Yes, but only after the elected officials who made those mistakes are out of office. You see how little George Bush got dropped like a hot rock during the 2008 election and suddenly it was all his fault the war in Iraq and Afghanistan became absolute clusterfucks. And I think the main reason the GOP is even pretending to be opposed to "endless wars" is because most of the Republicans who voted for giving the little Bush administration the blank check to wage war globally are now out of office.

[@janmorton6729]

Do the democrats take responsibility for obscenely high prices on everything?

[@takkieterror5152]

No, republicans only deflect while they make matters worse. These clowns can't even organize their party. They are totally unfit for government. Get these clowns out! They are bad for America.

[@tejaswoman]

​@@janmorton6729given that that's a worldwide problem and the Democrats lead only one of the 192 countries in the world...

[@mjohanss1975]

@@janmorton6729 Oh so the democrats are responsible for the high prices in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and Africa as well? You completely missed the mark with that shot and proved that you have no idea what is going in America or the rest of the world. America is doing very well economically compared to the rest of the world at the moment. Also, you yet again proved that all conservatives have is whatabout-ism. Trump breaks a law? Well, what about Hillary's emails or Hunter Bidens laptop. You people are the laughing-stock of the entire world, a fact you are blissfully unaware of since you have no idea what is going on anywhere in the world.

[@susanp2437]

The team at Late Night makes me happy. Thank you. 🥰

[@flowersalem22]

Same, ❤them

[@phillyfan311]

The bit where Seth was making fun of Rudy twisting his bottle cap off was so fuckin hilarious. damn near pissed myself 🤣 “little bit this way, little bit that way”

[@tinay9491]

odd

[@stevepipenger4651]

This was one of the best segments of A Closer Look I’ve seen.

[@auridgold7511]

So freakin hilarious! Absolutely love the writing & Seth youre a freaking doll & joy to watch! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Toni_Snark]

I can’t believe she said with a straight face- “I’m going to release the kraken.” 😂😂😂

[@JLee-rt6ve]

Wait, Trump's not in jail yet, so how can you release him?

[@johndododoe1411]

Maybe her pet is a kraken guarding her door, like the one at the Eregion gate of Moria .

[@Arational]

Powell is not completely stupid. Who would have guessed.

[@charlesasmith7836]

IKR flipping on trump to save herself from a stiff prison sentence 🔒🎉

[@pietrojenkins6901]

You mean there's no honor amongst crooks ?

[@YOSSARIAN313]

If powells flipping everyones going to flip. The feds are not fucking around.

[@tarmaque]

I said she's whackadoodle, not stupid.

[@peterlongprong7521]

um, you're confusing being 'smart' with SCARED ! - she is stupid, an unhinged lunatic and dangerous, she is just acting like Trump would to save his own skin. $5 says Trump either offers a plea-deal to testify against himself ! (or) fakes a heart attack (or mortal bone-spurs) to weasel out of attending his trial.

[@djbenje4019]

This episode was an especially fierce and EMBARRASSING smack-down on the MAGA movement. Kudos to Sydney Powell for the scrumptious material.

[@jiukumite]

Nom nom nom Nom, it was perfectly seasoned, cooked right and proper!

[@veronicastewart1112]

Hey! The Kraken deserves equal billing.

[@kristophsams5036]

​@@charlesrittenhouse3631said no sane person ever

[@edvh88]

@@charlesrittenhouse3631you don’t even sound convinced of that.

[@Spookycat689]

💙maga🤡bozos

[@danielranderson9115]

Beautiful work Seth

[@faye2592]

I'm very mad that she got off so easy. I don't care if she is going to testify against the defendant - she caused massive amounts of harm to this country by her BS lies. She should be in prison for at least 5-10 years.

[@alisondiaz1026]

She's on probation for six years, if she screws up once, she can be hauled to jail and she won't be allowed to practice law in Georgia. I also think she will end up losing her license elsewhere as well.

[@GoXDS]

@@alisondiaz1026 wait, what? she wasn't disbarred already? I thought that happened *checks wikipedia*. damn that got dropped? ....wtf

[@intercat4907]

Don't despair. The New York trial just crashed to a halt because Weisselberg, who did even more damage and was on just as good a deal, just lied on the stand and is now at the mercy of his 15 felony charges. She has a lot of lies to remember.

[@CareyBilley]

Don't forget the Dominion lawsuit against her and no longer being a lawyer.

[@wPatrickSF]

​@@GoXDS She was sanctioned by the Texas Bar but not disbarred... yet.

[@stephrivera3011]

Seth, you and your great team hit a home run here 👏

[@AudreyPerry]

It is SO BIZARRE seeing MY representative (who I didn't vote for....) on these segments. And then Seth says he's not going to learn his name! Hahahahaha

[@angel4405]

One of my (Mariette Miller Meeks) got actual death threats yesterday. Actual. Death. Threats. Only because she didn’t want to vote for Gym Jordan. That’s how messed up this is.

[@ellicel]

I can't get over how nonchalantly the Republicans are reacting to death threats from their own side. It's like: yep, just another day. I still support the guy whose minions are using the threat of violence against innocent people to get him into power. They have completely normalized mob rule and they're fine with that.

[@stefanfrankel8157]

She should have asked Representative Asclown how many Republicans voted for Nancy Pelosi.

[@takkieterror5152]

I wish every journalist would do that when this stupid deceitful deflection crap is being pulled. Republicans can't even organize their own party. They have no place in government. Please get these clowns out!

[@nynysquadrules126]

Exactly

[@SipLeila]

@SipLeila BIDEN IS A STAND-IN. COMPARE HIS VOICE AND PICTURES FROM 2006 TODAY. IN 2006 HE HAD PRONOUNCED BAGS UNDER HIS EYES. NONE TODAY. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? ALSO HE HAD DIFFERENT EYE COLOR. AND DIFFERENT EAR LOBES. YOU GUYS ARE SO NAIVE. IT'S A STAND-IN ACTOR.

[@bulletproofair]

I feel so bad for Brianna. It's like being told you're going to be working with adults with degrees and you get called in to be a kindergarten teacher.

[@aerrae5608]

I think it's time to come to terms with the fact that a degree means you're specialized, not educated. Educated implies some sort of intellectual growth or some manner of resistance to being a gullible idiot, and virtually all of the Republican party are good proof of this. And as for the adult part... not everyone grows to be an adult, especially not the boomer generation.

[@maplessence]

I enjoyed seeing an American reporter do her job.

[@mediarare2386]

It took her a few moments to catch up with the fantasy world the GOP lives in. As a journalist you learn to ask questions, not to psychoanalyze your guest.

[@ross-carlson]

What she should have said "so you really expect democrats to vote for a republican for speaker over a democrat? Would you ever expect republicans to vote for a democrat for speaker? OF COURSE NOT". Oh, and remember it was REPUBLICANS earlier this year that set the rule that a SINGLE member can call for the removal of the speaker. Republicans set the rule that allowed this Republican called for the vote to remove McCarthy Republicans can't agree on a speaker to replace him The democrats have NOTHING - ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this fucking mess - expecting them to vote for a republican is the most absurd thing I've EVER heard - if the democrat house member that I helped elect was to vote for a republican speaker I'd be FURIOUS and they would absolutely lose my vote.

[@ytgas1]

Oh, no no! Don’t insult kindergarten kids. They WANT to learn. They ENJOY learning ! You can teach them! The first thing they learn is cooperation. These adults can’t even learn that

[@joemaldonado9231]

OMG, this is THEE funniest Closer Look I’ve ever seen. I was DYING from the beginning. I have laughter tears rolling down my face.

[@vocallocal7824]

Watch Trump deny ever having met her. I don’t even know who that lady is.

[@DennisMoore664]

"Honestly, I had very little contact with her and she never seemed like all that smart of a person to begin with. I was only doing a favor for Mike Pillow even meeting with her and it was a very short meeting - very brief like hardly any time at all. I don't even remember what she was talking about about I wasn't talking it was only her that did the talking and I honestly don't think it had anything to do with the RIGGED election that everyone knows was rigged by CHINA and the democrats." - all while doing his accordion hands thing.

[@susanquattrochi-tubin3110]

Bravo Brianna! She is professional, intelligent and well informed.

[@jeremypicard2472]

I would so buy this closer look shirt! Make it happen!!

[@HappyLife693]

I am voting this as the best segment of all talk shows (+ SNL) since the writers came back from the strike. Great Job!!

[@TheZombiemofo]

I can honestly believe at this point that whenever a member of the GOP stubs their toe on the coffee table that they blame Democrats. 😂

[@deborahbarnes6741]

👏👏👏

[@deborahbarnes6741]

They are twisting themselves into pretzels trying to justify blaming the Dems.

[@catrasredemption6981]

I mean, the democrats were in charge of decorating and they put the coffee table RIGHT THERE so really it IS their fault. Logic!

[@AmethystWoman]

Yeah I'm waiting for them to say that when Mitch spazes out it's because he's thinking of Dems. All our fault.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Thanks Obama!

[@gnosticmind]

I love when these traitors show the world how incompetent they truly are!

[@bradleyheck7204]

The GOP's big mistake was starting to elect the ignorant hicks and crazies to office instead of just exploiting them for their votes.

[@welcometoSunnydale291]

Yeah you’re doing great 🙄

[@gnosticmind]

@@welcometoSunnydale291 Who are you?

[@SipLeila]

@SipLeila TRAITORS DON'T BRING IN MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS TO COMPETE WITH THE AMERICAN POOR FOR JOBS. BIDEN IS A STAND-IN. COMPARE HIS VOICE AND PICTURES FROM 2006 TODAY. IN 2006 HE HAD PRONOUNCED BAGS UNDER HIS EYES. NONE TODAY. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? ALSO HE HAD DIFFERENT EYE COLOR. AND DIFFERENT EAR LOBES. YOU GUYS ARE SO NAIVE. IT'S A STAND-IN ACTOR.

[@rutgerhoutdijk3547]

absolutely, republicans are too weak, that's why Trump was great, actually got some wins..

[@xograyce]

The “all the networks” bit made me laugh so hard!

[@schattentaenzerin]

That guy blaming the democrats was trying so hard to "Trump talk" his way out of it only to fail miserably. Good work that she called him out.

[@dfuher968]

I just wish, she had asked him, if he voted for Pelosi....

[@MrMartinSchou]

Look, just because I started the house fire, it's the neighbour's fault that my house burned down!

[@mikekolokowsky]

Not only that, but he answers his own question here 10:17 when he calls McCarthy “the biggest Republican fund raiser”. Why would any Dem want to vote for keeping him around?

[@andrewnewman9563]

It's my political opponents fault because they didn't vote for me. Republicans are becoming more pathetic every day.

[@Monika-mh2je]

He's talking about the fact????? He's like someone told him : you have to repeat over and over and over.🤦‍♀️

[@asterix7842]

“They better get” “Kraken.” Whoever it is in the control room who’s responsible for pushing the button to play the soundbite at the end of each Closer Look is on point! There’s never a delay. It’s always a smooth transition. It’s always perfect.

[@TheTrishalyn]

They've flubbed before and it's funny too but this one was perfectly timed. The cherry on top.

[@pwnytale8799]

So good to have my fav late show host back❤ Seth AND the rest of your writers.

[@kooale]

Great to have those savvy writers back, great delivery Seth!

[@Eldenaro]

One of my favorite parts of KZbin: Late Night with Seth Meyers!

[@patrickwilliams6143]

Well that's 15 minutes of "Sidney Powell was always deranged, I never actually hired her anyway..." material added to Trump's rally rambles.

[@molsongrrrl]

And you forgot: she's a RINO!!!

[@maxalberts2003]

But he did "hire" Aretha Franklin at one point. "She worked for me," he stated on the day she died.

[@ellicel]

"I never had legal relations with that woman. Look at her; she's not even my type. I don't know her. I've never met her."

[@diamondsmasher]

“It’s the Democrats’ fault… they called our bluff when they knew we were doing something stupid, which we do on many occasions, and they took advantage of us. Shame on them.”

[@bradleyheck7204]

We're called The Opposition for a reason.

[@tejaswoman]

Screenshotting this to share as widely as possible. Beautifully put.

[@us3990]

Their hypocrisy is infuriating. Why not just point out that all it would have taken was for five republicans voting for Hakeem Jeffries? He was much closer to having the required number than Jordan was!

[@mehere8038]

that was my thought too, if Democrats are to blame, then it's easily fixed by a handful of republicans voting for a Democrat nominee

[@jeremycurtis2334]

Call them up and tell them that. I have.

[@mehere8038]

@@jeremycurtis2334 Good on you! That is genuinely what's needed to fix this, the average people telling them enough is enough. You are an inspiration, your country needs a lot more of you! Additional to the great work you are currently doing for your country, I suggest you also look up "voices for Indi", a grass roots political movement from Australia that managed to replace party politicians that wouldn't listen to their continuants with grass roots candidates that would. No reason you can't follow the same roadmap they used to repeat it there, just need people like yourself, that are genuinely ready to help your country to work together to pull it off. 16 "safe seats" were replaced with grass roots independents in the last election in Australia, all using the "Voices for Indi" roadmap to do it. If you can pull it off once, you can get the momentum needed to make it a national movement & even without that, as soon as you manage it with one, the establishment politicians will sit up & take notice & start listening more to their constituents & not playing the silly games they currently are. They only do it cause they know their jobs are secure, change that & watch them suddenly start to listen to the people! You are genuinely inspirational & what your country needs to save it!

[@miahdavis8331]

Cause they will never vote for our speaker and we will never vote for theirs just how things work. All though only 208 dems voted again McCarthy what happened to the other 4 🤨 thought the dems were in lock step and united hmm

[@danilooliveira6580]

the problem is that the same can be said about the democrats, they could have just voted republican and the government would be working again. but no one is going to vote for the opposite party, its a political suicide. the best you could hope for is the few well minded republicans decide to just switch to the democratic party, then the dems would become majority, and the few MAGA candidates wouldn't have the power to freeze the government anymore.

[@MaiseNow]

Brianna Keilar deserves a raise for how she has to coach these wingnuts through an interview. Kudos to her and all journalists who don't let the Republican authoritarians get away with their usual strategy of "talk in obtuse circles until my opponent gives up".

[@demitasse22]

I watched that Sydney Powell presser live…my eyes were popping out of my skull…the dye, the turtleneck, the strawberry blonde vacillating between disbelief and catatonic energy…but I never noticed the bottle cap struggle. Kudus on keeping this fresh

[@user-tu1ee6dc5f]

or the wiping of the hair die and sweat from his head. It's so gross.

[@tommullaney8714]

It's so cringe and hysterical at the same time!

[@beeslikesteve]

its really scary these people can full on lie to public, and not face severe punishment.

[@ZolaClyde]

Seth is the only late night host who makes me laugh out loud, he’s my absolute favorite and I always save him for last. ❤ *edit to include Seth’s writers, they’re the best too. I’m just ridiculously happy that the show’s back!

[@dannynysus]

I save Seth for first _and_ last ;)

[@KathyHussey063]

Seth. I've gotta say; you & your writers (plus Wally too, ofcourse) are killin' it since you've returned...I mean you & the whole crew is always funny, but I swear they've uppped it a notch.

[@kempisthomasa7311]

I want to hear Seth do a dialogue betwee Sidney Powell and Lindsey Graham

[@angel4405]

Throw in Sarah Huckabee Sanders also

[@alrightyru]

Mee Maw AND the Kracken? We're not worthy!

[@Guitarwizza1]

His comedic timing is so good. Even when a joke fails he still gets a laugh.

[@jackson857]

This was so funny. Writers on point today. Excellent a closer look. Would buy those shirts by the way.

[@HayTatsuko]

Austin Scott is ridiculous for even thinking Democrats would vote for any Speaker offering from the modern GOP.

[@MrBrock314]

The real question is why is the speaker partisan at all. Here in Canada, the speaker is not.

[@spiceyhotpot]

@@MrBrock314 Republicans make everything partisan

[@seanconcannon7922]

@@MrBrock314 Fox News.

[@Blodhelm]

Even dumber, he expected Dems to vote for a guy who was actively insulting them and blaming them for his own reneging on budget deals to satisfy the crazies in his party, the same crazies that ousted him. Notice how it's always the Democrats who are expected to compromise when if a small handful of Republicans voted for Jeffrey's, there'd already be a new speaker.

[@ZHZhuull]

​@@MrBrock314The speaker is partisan because they control the flow of bills to the floor of the house. You shouldn't look as the American parties as the same as your individual parties in Canada You should look at each American party as the governing coalitions that your party's form The Republican party is not a single unified mass It is many smaller parties and cliques brought together by the unifying idea of f****** over brown people and the poors. While the Democrats are a conglomeration of smaller parties that basically think that's probably not such a good idea also most people should have basic human rights. Beyond that there are no real unifying philosophies to each party.

[@r37l36]

Absolutely love it when Seth can’t keep a straight face. It’s a Kraken me up. 😂

[@lvga23]

Graphics, jokes, delivery, everything was perfect! And that finish!!! BRAVI Seth and Co.!

[@gamepapa1211]

221 voting members out of 429 IS a majority! So I guess Math is not a Republican's strongest suit, just like governing and coming up with actual policies.

[@aerrae5608]

We used to think that them cutting education was some kind of plot to control their populace, but really it seems like they just hate education in general and are just as stupid as the base they try to rally beneath them.

[@BeeWhistler]

He was so doggedly determined to blame the Democrats that he persuaded himself that no one can do math.

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

I can never get tired of McHenry SMASHING the gavel like that... 😂 and the writers running with it... 🤣

[@mythology2467]

That final it's the democrats fault argument was incredible. It looks like the guy genuinely believed it and genuinely believed that was a compelling argument. And the newswoman struggled to accept he thought that was convincing and had to be professional about it. I can't imagine how at all that happened. I mean presumably someone else in the party told him that argument or maybe as a joke but surely they'd have to know it makes them look sooooo dumb to propose that sincerely.

[@gemanscombe4985]

it's the only "argument " the GOP has left. It's this or admit that every time Hakeem Jeffries passes a mirror, he sees the leader of the largest coherent party in the House.

[@spinni81]

He probably forgot he wasn't on Fox News. There this "argument" would fly.

[@Mithril_Antimarr]

Lets be honest, Dems backed the nuttiest branch of the GOP to get rid of McCarthy (who wanted him gone for negotiating sensibly with Dems) without Dems having any plan of what to do once he was gone. Dems also decided to ignore the fact that McCarthy was very likely to be replaced with a radical that would harm Biden's agenda by being deliberately obstructionist. Dems did this, why not stop looking at the crazy people for a minute and look at how the supposed adults behaved and hold them accountable for their poor judgement.

[@michaelnewell9662]

he looked like a six year old blaming the dog for his trashed bedroom

[@Sarcasticron]

I got the impression that he had diligently learned the talking points he'd been handed at the last minute, without fully processing, and it began to dawn on him during that interview just how dumb they were. But if he did genuinely believe what he was saying, that's much weirder and more scary.

[@JonTripp115]

"Sling Blade" almost made me choke. Excellent reference.

[@Grasshopper.80]

I’m surprised he is not openly threatening her. “Snitches get stitches”.

[@QDWhite]

He can't now that she's a witness. And that probably burns him even more.

[@GeraldGeronimo]

He will at his next rally aka fund raiser

[@dmercury292]

We hit the trifecta today. Gym Jordan is imploding over the speaker of the house. Sidney Powell is going to testify against her Georgia co-defendants. MTG turns on full Karen mode. 🍺🍿🍿🍺

[@tarmaque]

Oh? So MTG turned the dial _down_ from her normal _extreme_ Karen mode?

[@timcirulis5273]

I thought that was her default setting.

[@Flixartist]

Sidney Powell had her voice box set to “Slingblade” 💀

[@gobigorange]

Rudy was behind Sidney Powel chugging vodka out of a water bottle 😂

[@joeyager8479]

After he finally figured out how to open it. That made me laugh just watching that.

[@juniper617]

Sidney Powell got a competent lawyer. That was unexpected.

[@broddr]

And Powell followed her lawyer’s advice. That’s even more remarkable.

[@sandralamphier9433]

The sudden appearance of those 15,000 emails was the straw that broke the camel’s back, made her realize the gig is up 😉. Plus, she may end up in a federal prison but that will seem like a country club compared to Fulton county! 😆

[@stregalilith]

@@sandralamphier9433 No prison for her since she cut a deal. But now she's a convicted felon--the rest is up to the Texas State Bar.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

What's unexpected is that she followed her lawyer's advice. She may not be as nutty as she led us to believe.

[@user-tu1ee6dc5f]

The feds still have the actually Jan6 case she is part or trying to steal the election. The Feds don't forget and will get her to testify or she'll end up in jail on fed charges.

[@videoettaceo8900]

Powell should be in JAIL.

[@broddr]

Agree Powell should have received some jail time. But even worse is that her potential RICO felony conviction is now just a misdemeanor. A felony would have caused her to lose all her law licenses. Her pleading guilty to misdemeanors means she can continue to practice law.

[@Patrick-lq1yi]

​@@broddrshe'll be doing traffic tickets for the rest of her life Ambulance chasing

[@ellicel]

My only hope for justice is in civil suits. I hope the voting machine companies hit her hard.

[@mattceranski4535]

No. Biden should though.

[@Patrick-lq1yi]

@@mattceranski4535 begone troll

[@BigJ11617]

Seth... you are BRILLIANT!! Thank you for your MAGNIFICENT show!

[@kevinmulcahy7991]

I am so tired of the Republican talking point that the Democrats are to blame for not saving Kevin McCarthy!

[@jiukumite]

No excuses come voting day.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

That shouldn’t be anything new. They blame dems for all of their own mistakes. For example, every major economic crash of the past hundred years.

[@jeffanon1772]

Liz Chaney for Speaker...👍👍👍👍

[@tjewett1967]

​@@jeffanon1772You seem to forget that she's only the lesser of the evils.

[@Blodhelm]

@@jeffanon1772 Really? The lady who voted with Trump 93% of the time and endorsed him in the last election? Who only came somewhat to her senses when he lost?

[@philj3167]

Watching the republican gop is like watching a bad comedy soap. Its so satisfying seeing their sh*t come back at them. Funny AF

[@marvinmartin4692]

How do they not see that in themselves?!

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Yes, but absolutely terrifying because the Democrats can't seem to figure out how to beat them. Or just don't care to try.

[@GusMcGuire]

@@marvinmartin4692 because, as that interview with Rep Austin Scott demonstrated, there are none so blind as those who WILL NOT see.

[@Joe-Dead]

@@marvinmartin4692 selective blindness and/or blame shifting. have to remember they also lie to themselves just as much as they lie to everyone else. self delusion and self justification.

[@birdsinparadise3113]

Love how they keep circling back to Blame Democrats. Never in the history of the house of reps has any minority party voted for a majority party candidate fir speaker. Never did one republican vote for Nancy Pelosi.

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Thanks always for the laughs!

[@GrahamCrannell]

Brianna Keiler saying "it's some interesting verbal gymnastics" is absolutely perfect.

[@Christine-jz1qj]

Kudos to reporter Briana for not being distracted by the Republican chaos in selecting THEIR replacement Speaker of the House House after Republican Matt Gaetz voted to remove McCarthy.

[@gadgetmeister8503]

Republicans moved to vote Kevin McCarthy out of the Speakership. If that motion hadn't been moved, there would not have been a vote.

[@beasy8991]

Bingo 👌🏾

[@elegantgypsyrose5328]

2 Bingos

[@lynxminx4]

Republicans forced McCarthy to accept the Speakership under terms that any one whackjob could put his removal to a vote. A lot of Republicans are furious with Gaetz and his cadre (the 8 Republicans who joined the vote against McCarthy) for creating this situation, but irrespective of how it started the fact Republicans aren't able to elect a new Speaker with a majority vote when they are the majority vote cannot be blamed on the freakin Democrats.

[@sleepyjoe1685]

We get it. The democrats love Kevin and liz.

[@alrightyru]

Black out bingo card! Ding ding ding!!

[@mannym1171]

One question for Rep. Austin Scott, did the Democrats vote to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker in January or was it only Republicans???

[@ellicel]

Right. Because Republicans would never have supported any Democrat who had mounted a revolt to oust Pelosi. 😂

[@lovemoviesful2]

He probably believed every democrat voted for McCarthy, and that's how he won back then, Republican's brain don't function too well.

[@soliniv1411]

Do not dare a master gimnastic, i can promise you he will come up with some bullshit guaranteed

[@denillefleming2942]

Only republicans

[@robertabogash8749]

Bravo!

[@anthonygroeblinghoff3184]

Another absolute banger. So glad this show is back and the writers got what they demanded!

[@DennyDupuis]

Agreed! Release the crack pipe!

[@Armatige]

Probably the best closer look ever. I just about pissed myself laughing.

[@michaelgrantham1871]

According to the Palm Beach Post, Trump was a no-show today, 10-19-2023, for the first time ever at a pro-am tournament at one of his courses. As he left the NY courtroom yesterday, he said that he would not be in court today because he would be at that tourney. Sidney Powell flipped about 13 hours ago, and trump has been uncharacteristically silent about it. It is about a 12 hour flight from Miami to Moscow, give or take. So give him about an hour to grab a bugout bag and hightail it to the airport, then another hour for clearance and takeoff, he should be approaching Russian airspace about now.

[@riverlove6820]

If only......

[@jenniferwbc]

Brilliant.

[@sweett2185]

He stayed home and rage truthed all day today. He wants Gym Jordan to be Speaker. He is angry at AG James. I bet Maralardo had to get a shipment of ketsup.

[@keltonscott734]

😂

[@alrightyru]

@@sweett2185 I want to join Troth just to Follow Biden Harris 24 !😂

[@tytn9978]

brilliant analysis of a unique interview ... the reporter did an excellent job! Thanks for this "Closer Look"!!!

[@TheJohnnyCalifornia]

The idea of a soon-to-be-convict ex-president fighting several court cases and lawsuits while raising funds and stumping for votes on a presidential campaign who skips out on all that just to sneak his pre-teen grandkids into underage movies, bars and night clubs sounds like a great premise for a movie.

[@birdsinparadise3113]

One host on msnbc actually seriously wondered how Trump would pay the likely 250 million dollar fine in the new York case because clearly he doesn't have that kind of money. Well it's obvious isn't it? He'll steal it from the campaign donations and gullible future donors No one can seriously think he would use his own money even if he had it, do they?

[@citizen-7xl5]

As long as it’s an over the top comedy I’d watch it.

[@kingayy9267]

@citizen-7xl543 I don't think you _can_ keep all that wacky zaniness under the top.

[@TheJohnnyCalifornia]

@@kingayy9267 Yeah, I see it like they just put a wispy wig and orange old man make-up on Seth and let him do his Trump impression the entire film.

[@chelseaclerke3582]

Only problem is it wouldn't be believable that he would spend any time with his grandkids.