Stupid Watergate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses the shocking magnitude and potential impact of the latest revelations surrounding the Russia investigation.
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[@SpawnRevenge92]

Rewatching all of Oliver's videos about Trump now, in 2023, is just insane. It just never ends, does it?

[@alastorcorvus]

nothing ever ends.

[@SignificantNumberOfBeavers]

What makes me sick is the same idiot Republicans that stuck their heads up their butts to ignore Trump's blatant corruption are now screaming about Hunter paying his dad back for a car.

[@findthejoytg]

Americans were totally clueless. And sadly, so many have chosen to remain that way. Today is 1/1/2024. We are looking at a possible Trump dictatorship.

[@jerrysizzler44]

I haven't been right since he won. It was a notable shift in social integrity. :(

[@user-me3cr9bb4d]

Dude, I think I'm gonna wet myself😂😂😂😂 This aged soooo well! My ribs hurt! 😂😂😂😂 Oh, you had no idea how much worse it was gonna get!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mech610]

"No politician in history has been treated worse..." Meanwhile somewhere in the afterlife, Julius Caesar, his semi-transparent body covered in dozens of knife wounds looks up from his paper. He stares straight ahead, unblinkingly for several long moments before straightening the newspaper out and returning to his reading in silence.

[@sukrozh]

of all the examples I've seen so far, this has to be my favorite one

[@faintsherin4468]

Mech610 Damn, weird to have your name mentioned, even though his the origin of your name. 😑

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

Mech610 Well someone clearly underestamated rome- Julius Ceasor

[@cuilleremagiq]

Fair to assume you've watched all of Family Guy?

[@LPrulez943]

Caesar elbows his friend and looks over at JFK, half his face missing from his assassination, 'Hey, get a load of this guy."

[@haniyasu8236]

Re-watching this 5 years later is like that feeling you get revisiting the first season of an anime 5 years later and seeing how weak all the monsters were in comparison.

[@river17006]

It’s both so entertaining and harrowing how little we knew was going to happen

[@RHCole]

Considering the theft of classified documents, the insurrection, and Trump's Chinese bank account... YUP.

[@sapisjan]

Holy shit this was half a decade ago!!!

[@flerrrrrrrrrrrp2997]

Remember when Ash Ketchum couldn't catch Caterpie?

[@DrMillF]

@@flerrrrrrrrrrrp2997 I 'member

[@paulh.7833]

2017: What would a Trump impeachment look like? 2022: Which one?

[@samk7470]

“Four days ago, which is equivalent to 150 years in 2017 time...” Me, in 2020: oh, just you wait. Just. You. Wait.

[@heartworkbykitty7933]

:( The last few years have been terrible holy shit...

[@polinaogboh]

2020 was literally cancelled after 3 months lol

[@Abdirahman_Mohamed]

@@polinaogboh was looking forwards to the Iran WW3

[@lepetitroquet9410]

@@Abdirahman_Mohamed No spoil !

[@aurorauplinks]

you people... you think this is terrible? wait until 2021, and 2023 if we make it.... and you know what, you will miss 2020, this brief peaceful reprieve with beer and isolation, you will miss it and callyourselves fools for not taking every moment of it for the joy and preplanning you could also... uhmm if we make it... and somehow the world isnt full of immense crators from super volcano explosions or failed experiments causing the core to collapse... or some other horror... if we survive all that... your going to miss trump by 2027, caus every other presidency will be boring and you will realize how much you miss things being spontanious and curious never knowing what comes around the corner next... trump is crazily spontanious enough that you dont have to fear any specific thing next, you dont know whats coming next... buuut... there will come a day if we survive you miss trump and you realize he wasnt that bad, just incredibly chaotic and full of panicy stress as people fear losing everything they value and in the end... everything was ok, perhaps better then ever because somehow enough people and scientists and other world leaders come together and carry the balls to the baskets to get everything worked out to make the world a paradise in a way that only pure chaos can allow

[@Levyathyn]

"... there's no sex, there's no money... this is a boring scandal." Boy, THAT didn't age well.

[@erin7818]

absolutely

[@tiberseptim8434]

Toori Baba i like that you use „for free this time“ because usually he pays 130k for it so his wife doesn’t find out :)

[@hamzahsajjad7952]

@@tiberseptim8434 fucking hell that was a brilliant response Bravo

[@jahnyermjukur5974]

No sex, (Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougall don't exist), no money (250million$ for Ukraine, 130k$ for Stormy and 150k$ish for Karen)... Boring scandal

[@justaperson8385]

Levyathyn Just like tan suit and “fancy burger”

[@RamadaArtist]

Man what a wildly innocent time this was. Like, none of this even registers compared to the level of bullshit we've made it to in the six years since.

[@NotFluplaxio]

Yeah things went from goofy to despicable and many were none the wiser

[@ThranThruse]

I love seeing all the comments from over the years and remembering how each different thing at the time was “the biggest thing yet” and it’s still going on and on and on with no end in sight.

[@acemarston8186]

Right? I almost forgot about everything in this video 😅

[@maxmuller2997]

I am on the right and am enjoying the show, but now we have have ye 24 which is even better

[@rebeccahulthe1098]

Its like dragonball Z. He just keeps getting stronger but unlike goku his version of super saian punches is racist tweets set to love songs about Putin

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I had literally no memory of this whatsoever

[@chetmcdonald]

It's like something they dust off and pull out the closest when they need to score some points at the ballot box but yet... Nobody is arrested, nothing new and important people say important things. I unregistered to vote. It's all BS

[@Ivalene]

If trump took a dump on a desk, not only would people defend him, they would somehow blame Obama

[@needsbleach1819]

Elexess Ashley You know that turd would turn out to be Russian some how too.

[@polemic9029]

Elexess Ashley or illegal immigrants

[@gusstavv]

Or bring "Killary private server emails"

[@KidSnivy69]

Or respond "But, Hillary's emails!"

[@dalx21]

Lol, without a doubt.

[@julien8084]

*I have 100x more respect for Anderson Cooper*

[@darthr0xas363]

Mr. Julien Only 100x? My respect for him is OVER 9000

[@glandersonbooper2398]

Mr. Julien Glanderson Booper

[@warmasternum]

0 x 100= 0 too bad...

[@chriseffpunkt4333]

well played :D

[@GelebFlamebringer]

Anyone know why the media is talking about bs like Russian Collusion (with zero evidence) rather than talking about the actual issues like: Trump Abolishing the estate tax (One family alone getting a $49 billion tax break)

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

One of my favourite parts about the Garfield assassination is that the killer actually said “I didn’t kill him, the doctors did” which is actually a common idea among historians because if they had modern medicine he would have survived

[@onothankyou]

One of your favourite parts?? How does the rest of the list fill out?

[@pabloni1117]

@@onothankyou the dude who killed Garfield was super weird and unhinged

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

@@onothankyou the assassin had a weird life, I’d highly recommend looking it up

[@mushu_beardie2556]

@@onothankyou Sam O'Nella has a great video about the assassin's weird life.

[@iamtheuberscoot]

"Impeachment is probably a long shot" 2017 was such an innocent time considering he was impeached not once but twice before leaving office, not to mention the insurrection

[@annikarogov]

Don't forget he tried to rope some politician from Georgia into committing voter fraud with him and Guilliani

[@yunaneomi]

This list can go on forever. What else do you guys remember?

[@Charlie-uz8vb]

Can't wait for Biden to be impeached in 2023 then it will be your turn to say the other party is partisan.

[@yunaneomi]

@@Charlie-uz8vb I mean, the left doesn't like Biden. I am not surprised if he does something deserving of that. But I think you are not in good faith.

[@abigailhowe8302]

@@Charlie-uz8vb imagine being such a PATHETIC TWAT that you troll a comment section on a several year old video.

[@MsGrapeNehi]

I, for one, am simply relieved that Anderson Cooper is indeed a fallible human being, and not an android created to make me feel insecure about my physical imperfections.

[@ADogToy]

I mean, next to Anderson Cooper, I still feel insecure about my physical imperfections, only highlighted by his blemishes being the thing good dreams are made of.

[@vinnyibarra]

He's an elf.

[@rickettamoore2419]

What-If Machine Xander DA

[@ladraper7134]

What-If Machine he be short

[@airbreather123]

Lol literally a CIA trained member of the Vanderbilt family

[@AjPNLR]

That line from Anderson Cooper made me respect him so much more.

[@jarredleverton4998]

Anderson Cooper really is an underrated national Treasure.

[@eleanoranderson2905]

steve STAR Shut up no one needs your shit

[@nothingforgrantedPS23]

I hope he calls out more of these empty headed suits!!

[@nicolletelangdon2694]

If cooper is an underrated national treasure, Trump will be an amazing president. Cooper should be over in Syria doing journalistic work not feeding us bull shit.

[@00semi00]

Al Phillips You don't even understand how proud of Anderson I am.

[@lmr4403]

A reminder after 6 years: This is not normal. I have been slowly getting used to all the scandals, so I hope we can someday remind ourselves that: This is not normal.

[@mikemichaelson120]

this scandal was literally fake, the steel dossier was fake, it was genuinely falsified. you just fell for it

[@MrsBauckman]

Watching this in 2023, and laughing about how sweet and innocent we all were back in the day …

[@MyChevySonic]

"I'm a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order." So... America last?

[@kevinmcintyre170]

Pence, You're a Fake, a Phony, a Rice-a-Roni Jabroni.

[@GreenDragon11]

Kevin McIntyre 😁😂😁😂👍👏👏👍

[@Sirinwara]

it's interesting. Don't think any of my countrymen would say: "I'm a Conservative/Liberal, a coffee-lover and a Hungarian". It is because everybody knows. Not sure why an American has to state that he is indeed an American. The accent gives it away anyway lol. Imagine the Mexican president saying: "I love beans, I hate the idea of the fucking wall and I'm Mexican". Same problem here: everybody knows.

[@elena-xj4uk]

Sirinwara because we have to say America as much as possible or else we lose interest

[@RichardA.-yi5sz]

He left out “moron.”

[@hanoc101]

I also remember Obama being criticized for wearing a tan suit once.

[@Alicegab300]

omg this shameless bastard

[@pierrethetrex6106]

hanoc101 I miss when this was the biggest presidential scandal...

[@RacconAndMT]

Pierre TheTRex *Meanwhile, at Time Magazine* Two scoops of ice cream! TWO SCOOPS! Seriously, both sides have blown ridiculous shit way out of proportion. Are you seriously going to pretend that that was the biggest issue with Obama?

[@pierrethetrex6106]

RacconAndMT you could disagree with his policies, but no scandals

[@Mybpeterson]

They also lambasted him for saluting with a coffee in his hand as he boarded the Presidential helicopter on the WH lawn.

[@davewebb9452]

Watching this in August 2023, it all seems so quaint.

[@idolgin776]

Tru dat.

[@Banana34598]

It’s so weird how this both feels like it wasn’t that long since this happened and simultaneously also like 20 years ago

[@mondhase5915]

"I don't know about you, but this week has drained me." Oh, sweet summerchild....

[@susanclarke7129]

4 months later...Oh you sweet April child!

[@AaronScottLawford]

2 months later..... oh boy

[@user-ze7sj4qy6q]

yikes

[@fleeingglory4352]

@Pack Anna oh you sweet child it only got worse.

[@rextraostwinmoon4303]

@@fleeingglory4352 Uhh...that got me thinking, do you reckon in a year or two things will be even worse and people will update on your comment? Amercian Civil War? WWIII? Aliens? A nuclear warhead going off? Scarce water or insufficient chocolate production? Famine? Money inequality? Billionaire going crazy? Your guess is as good as mine.

[@christsuke873]

if he took a dump on his desk you would defend him DAMN A.C. way to get RAW

[@shantoreywilkins1123]

💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩🎭🃏😂😹💸🎥📹🔬📽🌟☀⭐💎🔥💯👑👁👁🐝🆗

[@Nmille98]

Chris Tsuke Anderson Cooper takes no prisoners.

[@hdcandela5697]

Who wants to take a dump in John Oliver's 10 Million Dollar Penthouse that he bought with a Trump tax break????? John Oliver is a fake. He is no friend of the people. John Oliver is a manipulator.

[@TheDesertFox1940]

HD Candela do you have evidence for that claim or are you just talking out of your ass?

[@MathasarSalazar2]

HD Candela George Bush was also related to the colonel and had the secret ingredients to KFC chicken. that's what started the Iraq war! See I can make shit up too!

[@euronimo34]

"Soup or salad? I'm gonna go with the n-word" is up there as the funniest line of this or any show.

[@lizzyd9082]

3:00 “this is the most serious charge made against a sitting president of the United States” feels like a joke in 2021

[@QuiteDan]

High treason is a boring scandal.

[@cheekypasta55]

dandeentremont "not enough sex" - dude on Fox News.

[@darthr0xas363]

dandeentremont Yeah, I want that Drumpf Dump scandal to occur

[@nickrichmond6284]

I T S T R E A S O N T H E N *Palpatine Screeching*

[@lyrachle]

wonderful comment that actually makes it possible for me to say LOL!

[@mikeramey5853]

This will be buried in these comments... to the person who made that graphic of the kid catching the parents 69'ing, you are a master of the graphic arts. I salute you.

[@hawkeye5955]

Mike Ramey : Now your comment has reached 69 likes. 😂

[@mikeramey5853]

So much for being buried...

[@Marmoset2009]

And yours id 4 and rising!

[@alexstarodubtsev1809]

Brett Stewart

[@mikeramey5853]

Is Brett Stewart the artist?

[@phlooney]

Wild to be watching this in March of 2024.

[@ANIpJs]

Rewatching this in 2023, ah simpler times. Before the pandemic, the insurrection attempt, the various drawn out investigations.

[@SundayPancakeBreakfast]

Rewatching this in 2023, ah simpler times. Before the pandemic, the [self guided capital tour], the various drawn out investigations.

[@BreakDanceFight]

Please don't blame those of us from Indiana for Pence. We didn't like him as governor.

[@ericanimations4243]

Matt Bentley im gonna be going to college there next year 😳

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

Matt Bentley So you got rid of him and now the ENTIRE country has to suffer! Cruel shoes.

[@payman1023]

Matt Bentley there is some blame because you elected him.

[@alaly1027]

Matt Bentley I'm in Indiana....that didn't stop 70% of the voters from choosing him.

[@JoeyLamontagne]

Matt Bentley but the state did elect him...

[@nicholasavasthi9879]

Anyone back here after Trump asked the Georgia Secretary of State to “find 11,780 votes”, thus technically committing voter fraud?

[@erinlong2872]

Anyone here after that attempt failed and so he incited an insurrection, and is about to be the only president to be impeached twice?

[@clovercurator7997]

@@erinlong2872 anyone here just so goddamn tired, man?

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@clovercurator7997 I've ran out of popcorn and now in this salt and butter stuffed torpor, all I can do is weep at the fact this man could have nuked me because our premier prefers biking over cars

[@alteredstates3316]

Anyone here after a jury found Trump guilty of raping E. Jean Carroll. With each year it just gets wilder and wilder.

[@gennybaratta2460]

@@erinlong2872anyone here after Trump became the first former president to be indicted four times adding up to a grand total of 91 felony charges

[@ccyamato]

Watching this is 2021. Boy were we naïve. Sweet Summer 2017 Children.

[@victoriaschroll4324]

Re-watching this in 2022 to remember the good ol' days- Almost soothing in a way.

[@Robbie1308]

History books in 2030 are going to be so funny

[@dragontyron]

They'll omit this part. United States is not fond of documenting its own fuck-ups.

[@bobvella7228]

i'm still confused why we're suppose to remember the Alamo. it's a horrible story, people would receive land grants if they moved to texas and became mexican citizens so they moved in took the land and didn't keep their end of the bargain so they were asked to leave but instead they chose to stay and take up arms against them and when they were all killed at the alamo it fucking inspired more people from America to join the Texian army and take the land. it's just the story of what should've been a pretty good deal that became successful betrayal

[@sresner7]

robbie498 bet you 10 bucks there won't be history books in 2030 :/

[@davidbrick1260]

Can't have history books in 2030 if there _is_ no 2030.

[@reizayin]

"Islam conquers the West."

[@mirih4239]

"...just *4 days ago,* which is the equivalent of 150 years in 2017 time" **laughs in 2020**

[@mirih4239]

@Google Mtn because it's scientifically impossible for two people to have similar ideas about the same, obvious subject

[@sjs9698]

@xxGodx sometimes it's laugh with cynical bitterness, or go on a bombing spree. i think laughter is the better option.

[@Sarah-wh7td]

it’s january 2021. i’m jealous.

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

I'm still processing 2020 and 2022 is looming less than 2 months away. Remember in 2016 when we were looking forward to 2020 because that's when Trump could be voted out? Luckily he _has_ been voted out or else we'd be even more up shit creek than we already are.

[@evanpatterson7098]

2021: I like my straight jacket.

[@KantoKait]

Can we get an episode where John rewatches this episode, and contrasts where we are now, as the court proceedings wrap up?!

[@ConditionOfMan]

"Christian, Conservative, Republican, in that order" So, where down the line are you an American?

[@unrulymuse]

ConditionOfMan Even more importantly, where down the line is he a human being?

[@StealthMarmot_]

This assumes he is a human being to begin with and not the skin of a human surrounding a pile of hatred and evil.

[@boscorner]

ConditionOfMan to him, christian and American should be synonymous.

[@vainermars779]

most of America is not christian

[@rin_etoware_2989]

Vainer Mars You sure 'bout that?

[@CheGypter]

as a 20 year old Norwegian, i watch these news cycles as entertainement...but then i remember i live in the same world...

[@TheBingleichwiederda]

CheGypter Same here 😂

[@dp-r9856]

CheGypter As a twenty years old American, I mostly cry myself to sleep now.

[@dennisbliek4807]

Od P-R i believe you , you sound like a crybaby.

[@miaposamarie226]

This shouldn't be funny considering; A. There's 300million people p On the line and B. The United state's has it's webs in everything so if we fall and keep fucking up all of Europe is falling to the sink hole too.

[@gw8813]

You're such a badass! Wow!

[@scottmiller5331]

Anyone here in 2024 worried about the future…

[@anthonyb3209]

Rewatching in 2021 to remember a simpler time. It did not get better, this shit was normalized, and the bar has been set so low that a piece of paper can't get under in a limbo contest. God this was so long ago

[@sadsackofflour2697]

"If he took a dump on his desk you would defend him" Aw, poor Anderson looks like a goddamn exhausted parent having to deal with a spoiled child 24/7 xD

[@lolalinda97]

Branwen LittleBird I'm surprised he hasn't snapped sooner with all the bullshit from cnn trump supporters and kellyanne

[@a.s.5262]

You guys do know that CNN intentionally include their paid Trump supporters to stirr up controversy and boost their views.

[@natedogg6666]

Ordinary Username no I didn't know that. Probably because it's not true

[@jessuka]

Nate Dogg It probably is true, though. I bet Fox does the same thing.

[@SolyomSzava]

While I'm pretty sure they do that at least occasionally (and probably a lot more than I give them credit for), in Trump's case, paying people to create controversy might be a waste of money.... the US has plenty of elected officials filling those shoes, for "free".

[@poropuri]

if Trump actually get impeached, he's just gonna gloat as usual... "greatest impeachment procedures ever, we got tremendous ratings, I'm the best at get impeached."

[@cjconcannon8713]

I could actually see him doing that, which is ridiculous in its own right.

[@bjelar]

Maybe 1.5 million people will actually show up this time.

[@KO-OG-Passport-Bro-1997]

bjelar, lmao...now that's funny

[@Luwab]

"ive got impeachments - the best impeachments"

[@Edible_Kittens]

Honestly I think he has the capability of being sad and we just don't see it, because what other face can he put on?

[@ajgnexus]

watching this in 2021 is a fun trip down memory lane

[@OfficerDok1996]

That burger story blew my mind. Asking for mustard is a completely normal thing to ask and Fox News treated it like he asked for gold leaves!

[@erinlong2872]

2017: the last seven days have been absolutely insane 2020: Hold my beer 2021: hold my confederate flag and Viking helmet, gonna storm the Capitol, brb

[@henrywood1304]

Don’t forget your buffalo fur

[@kermitenthusiast485]

@@henrywood1304And your assault rifle

[@shadowdemon1375]

@@kermitenthusiast485 AND MY AX!!

[@ltbeefy9054]

Messed that one up. He needs the flag and helmet when storming.

[@devongarvie6261]

Just leave the mask behind bro

[@xxxxmimi]

I dont understand why US politicians even talk about their religion. Religion and politics shouldnt mix, look at all the problems that different religions have caused around the world.

[@atomknight8361]

xxxxmimi name a senator that isn't a self proclaimed christian. The vast majority of the country is christian, they can't get elected without saying it

[@shannondeyong4289]

Rice Waster Aleks ...a senator who isn't a self-proclaimed Christian? Bernie Sanders, for one.

[@UltimateDrDoom]

Shannon DeYong Independent politicians are rising. Non religious politicians are rising. But for the vast majority of people that actually vote they have to hear their politicians are Christian or they don't get elected. It is declining. That is the good news. But it still happens and will for the foreseeable future.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

Because pandering to the conservative Christian voting block is lucrative in securing votes, that's why.

[@zamundaaa776]

grandmasterjoshh in North Korea religion *is* the current political system, or better the other way around Didn't you pay attention in school? North Korea is a totalitarian dictatorship And human dignity and such things are logical. They don't need a religion to be justified, and nobody wants the shit that comes along with having a religion in politics Just look at pretty much anything that goes wrong in this world, you will find many who will justify it with religion and then no reasoning is applied

[@michander4008]

I just keep re-watching these months later and re-surprise myself at the accuracy of the downfall of american politics captured in real time on Johns show.

[@1000rocket]

Seeing this in 2024, just makes me laugh and cry

[@amanmangor]

Two years later and I honestly had trouble remembering this investigation Because there's been so many

[@pta9191]

It's like we are living in a bad episode of The Twilight Zone. 2020

[@dennysdonuts4918]

The Trump presidency has numbed the American public to so many scandals and issues. He doesn't directly denounce white supremacy because he's supported by it, he protects companies over workers, he allowed Covid to infect Americans more than necessary, he had a porn star scandal, multiple instances of misusing campaign donations, he's been impeached, he's continuously attempted to de-value the American presidental election, and that's not even HALF. It's ridiculous.

[@meems4378]

@@dennysdonuts4918 just you wait! It gets even better (or worse) not sure anymore!

[@bgorski6937]

@@dennysdonuts4918 that’s not even 10%...

[@blseodm]

@@meems4378 And a week later, failed lawsuits due to lack of actual evidence. Another L from the Trump team.

[@vennom14]

I too, miss my life before Trump was elected as President.

[@Schamploo44]

Nothing has changed

[@mattg6728]

Steven Nguyen have a child, have a minor drug charge, be a minority. shit is completely different.

[@marcusyoung2870]

Matt G Don't know what world you living in. Mine is the same pre- and post-election.

[@JamesUmbrello]

Dramma Queens lol. Your First World Problems make you all sound like Pussies.

[@huydinni]

pretty sure he's a minority from Vietnamese descent judging from his last name

[@rlwalker2]

August 14, 2021: This is STILL one of the best Oliver shows. Amazingly funny.

[@kaylahaynes6799]

Coming from 2022, we are on our 100th stupid Watergate

[@FrostyWheats]

“What would a Trump impeachment look like?” Well then that aged well

[@serencefrostbite3362]

Except for the part that turns out, nothing happened, the guy got impeached and then still in power

[@FrostyWheats]

Serence Frostbite did you even watch any of this LWT episode or have a vague understanding of politics. He was impeached. He doesn’t have to be removed from power. It was unlikely that he was going to be removed in the first place. When the story was written it was under the impression that impeachment won’t, but should, happen. It did and we know how it turned out

[@serencefrostbite3362]

@@FrostyWheats point is, he was impeached....then.......what? he's still in power, he's still screwing things up, still causing people headache. This "impeachment" thing is having as much effectiveness as parents telling their kid "You're not going to live under my roof anymore" and then just let the kid stay their anyway. As in, it does nothing. What's the big deal about something that does nothing?

[@FrostyWheats]

Serence Frostbite because of the precedent it sets for future congress members. Because it shows that he did indeed do wrongdoing. Because it brings his wrongdoing into the public spotlight. Because in the future we’ll look back at the senators that voted against removal from office and recognize that it was the wrong thing to do. You have a very clear lack of understand of what impeachment is. Impressive

[@serencefrostbite3362]

@@FrostyWheats it's also showing that "yes this guy did the wrong thing, we all acknowledge it, and the senators that voted against the removal from office were wrong......anyway we decided not to do anything about so future generation gonna have hindsights lol" Anyway my friend, in my country, when a government official is busted for a crime, they lose their position, get fined or jail time depends on the severity of the crime. Guess what? That also shows they did the wrong thing, brings it to the public, and future generations still gonna be able to look back and say "yeah that was the wrong thing to do" So yeah, I don't have any understanding about what impeachment is, because that's not a thing in my country, and so far from your reasoning, I still don't see why it's even a thing to begin with. Why not punish the wrongdoing now? Is American generations later just decide not to learn from this if you guys punish him now?

[@greeniehead8094]

Trump is speedrunning the Nixon presidency. And he's doing a really fucking good job at it so far.

[@9VoltRobot]

Greenie Head NG+ will be pretty intense

[@professoroak5162]

Greenie Head but hes going to exclude any environment saving

[@raikenleo1902]

trump looked at nixon's biography and told jared kushner.... "hold my golfbat"

[@basedsenpai7325]

Greenie Head Trump is currently trying to figure out how to wrong warp from Mar-A-Lago to his impeachment trial.

[@crimzonshooter]

so far, he's on WR pace... WHERE THE DUCKS AT!? I SEE GOLD SPLITS EVERYWHERE!

[@omeysalvi]

This is one of my favourite episodes to re-watch over and over again

[@kabii_kins]

5 years later it actually became Watergate

[@southsider9638]

John Oliver (2017): "This is not normal." John Oliver (2020): Hold my beer.

[@JoshJenrayAK47]

So subtly accurate...

[@Sarah-wh7td]

i’m so ready for 2021 oliver

[@adamfernandez3846]

John Oliver (2021): i'm ready for Simpin' Kylo Ren

[@lukas97671]

2017: Oh God there’s gonna be an impeachment 2021: Everyone get ready for impeachment 2: The senate boogaloo

[@sylvan44]

he’s literally been the focus of half of all american presidential impeachments. how is this reality.

[@Resi1ience]

@@sylvan44 When you put it like that, it really sets into perspective just how completely insane Trump's presidency is. He is half of the 4 presidents who have been impeached.

[@wayneburton8168]

Truly one of the best episodes among many . So glad I rewatched this. Well done LWT!.

[@nebulan]

Back when we thought this was bad

[@meganwalters7745]

“THIS IS THE WORST CHARGE MADE AGAINST A SITTING PRESIDENT!” *laughs in 2021 insurrection*

[@alexlaney1039]

I know right

[@laurendoe168]

Like you, I am watching this is 2021, and I am wondering how in the @%@#% anyone can stand by this pile of garbage. I find it almost inconceivable that 70+ million people voted to re-elect this inept wretch. If there WAS election fraud, I'm willing to bet it's the greater part of that 70 million - and that this is why so many around Trump told him there was no fraud. If they had been sitting at a table, his advisors would be kicking his shin under the table every time he raised the subject of fraud.

[@craigory87]

This is incredible

[@deopunk8936]

Ha yeah everything has gotten ten times more real since 2017.

[@hermione4g]

I had to come look at the video because I was so certain that this was about the insurection

[@danamoss1171]

This legit feels like it was fifty years ago.

[@Liansuo_Lv]

Dana Moss I know right

[@IBeSyd84]

this administration feels like it's taken 50 years off my life

[@MusicSavvy0419]

Doesn't it?

[@ashenmoonclash]

Amen!

[@myevilresident3001]

Ive just rewatched this 11 months after your comment and with almost everyday filled with more bizxare trump stuff n his friends getting arrested at the moment it seems like hes been President all my life

[@chojay13]

It's so trippy to watch this in 2022 post Mar-A-Lago search warrant...

[@MylesMarrero]

"This is the worst charge made against a sitting President!" "Worst charge against a sitting President so far!"

[@avoravariantofroar3016]

"2017 was the worst year" 2020 - "hold my beer"

[@steveaustin2686]

It's now Jun 1st 2020 and a month ago seemed like the golden years. The country is burning because yet another person of color was killed by bad police officers for no reason. Our POS whiny little coward baby 'president' is hiding in a bunker in the basement of the White House because he is fundamentally incapable of showing any empathy or of leading the country. Trump could not lead a pack of dogs to a pile of meat on the floor! I shudder to think what it will be like as November rolls around and Trump's only out for his crimes is to either get elected again or take down the country, because he has a good start on dismantling the country already.

[@Galactic_fart_sniffer]

@@steveaustin2686 just you wait. Things will get much worse. Ill be back in a few months from now to tell you i told u so.

[@elliesanders5525]

That's no f****** joke. I've been watching quite a few older episodes is last week tonight usually after the new ones come on and I watch them and then algorithm suggest these and it's scary to think how little time has passed and how much has happened in that time. I remember going through Netflix in mid 2019 and I have this odd feeling that it was hard to go and listen to NE stand up comedy that didn't take place in the Trump era because that's the only thing I need relief from right now. It's sad that I miss less than a year ago but what's happening right now is necessary we have to fight and we can't stop! Where is supposed to be the best country in the world and it's timely fucking acted like it!

[@SeventyRS]

@@steveaustin2686 he could do us all a favor and save the country millions of dollars fighting his sure to come appeals in court when he gets arrested for his crimes after he loses the office and they drag his sorry ass out kicking and screaming of the white house by going out the same way his buddy Epstein did. No incarceration costs. No legal expenses. No worrying about having to hear his pathetic voice on Fox "news" complaining about how he's treated and doesn't deserve it. But honestly I'd rather see him locked in a hole somewhere without access to twitter, phones or media people. Cut off his ability to communicate. And put a giant TV right outside of his cell that ran replays of him losing the election and being criticized by the media 24/7 at full volume. Run footage of people around the world dancing in the street celebrating his loss. And footage of all of his cronies in orange jumpsuits getting dragged off to other prisons getting the same treatment as him. I would happily spend my tax dollars on his incarceration and denial of freedom.

[@mweskamppp]

"hold my corona"

[@jesseworsham2702]

Mike pence thinks mayonnaise is spicy

[@Cynt12345]

Jesse Worsham 🤣🤣🤣

[@dada-xk9qe]

HOOSIER

[@MG-kw5lw]

Then he's not going to like Trump's c*m.

[@wellplayed2175]

He thinks it's a fucking instrument

[@jesseworsham2702]

WellPlayed he thinks horseradish is an instrument as well

[@julianparsons3027]

7:38 "... hiding in my blue drapes with a *_bright red_* tie."

[@humblebird]

Sometimes I like to come back to video to reminisce over how simple things used to be

[@Legendd]

Christ this feels like it was a century ago.

[@LBCGriffin]

Legend last month feels like a century ago

[@williamtoccijr9579]

LBCGriffin fuck that...last week feels like a damn millennium

[@aurorauplinks]

maybe it was, maybe we are stuck in a heavy gravity field and time is moving slower and trumps chaotic insanity is holding it at bay :p

[@OrigamiMarie]

I'm not sure I remember 4 months ago clearly.

[@williamtoccijr9579]

OrigamiMarie I’m not sure I remember last week

[@celeschan90]

Last week was like watching 3 seasons of House of Cards in one sitting.

[@Splucked]

"Trump has stolen all of our ideas for season six." - Robin Wright

[@anonamous365]

Fancy Pancy yup just as real too

[@Rikku147]

Fancy Pancy except at least House of Cards is ran by smart people. This is just a clusterfuck.

[@xShinigami-gk2um]

Not realy Frank Underwood is smart and outplays his opponents i dont think you can say that about trump

[@angelgjr1999]

Fancy Pancy LOL i stopped watching house of cards because I think it is boring now compared to this!

[@kaziiqbal7257]

Oh John, you sweet summer child, you had no idea what was coming.

[@Karrikua]

It’s so strange to see this now, several years and impeachments later.

[@brandonpetruska7459]

The last clip showing what people were complaining about at this time in the Obama administration is the most telling.

[@ossssssssssssssssssssss]

Sure, it tells me that Obama may have lacked enough interesting opinions worth discussing.

[@RedRocky54]

Last time I checked being corrupt isn't an opinion, but okay.

[@brandonpetruska7459]

It really irks you Trump victims (because that's what you are by letting him exploit you for your lack of political common sense) that not only was Obama one of the better presidents, he was miles better than trump could ever hope to be on his best day.

[@justaperson98]

So, a scandal is what qualifies something as interesting? I prefer my government to be as boring as possible, frankly.

[@peterbergeon2526]

Sorry Obama wasn't contemplating boasting confidential material to the Russians to fill his ego. I guess it never even crossed his mind to do something so stupid.

[@chasingautumns]

It says something about 2020 that re-watching this feels nostalgic.

[@chasejones7008]

Being outside, only worried about porn stars and collusion with only 1 country. The good ole days.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

God i know i had the same fuckin thought lol

[@andrew4363]

We”re free!

[@DarcOne13]

@@andrew4363 Are we, though?

[@andrew4363]

@@DarcOne13 oh, no. But at least there’s hope

[@KellySmith-gp9tq]

I decided to revisit the Stupid Watergate videos today. Oh those were such innocent days compared to now! Never in my vivid nightmares would I have ever come up with inciting an insurrection, attempted to create Constitutional Crisis and bringing our democracy to it's knees all in one day.

[@kristienorsedragonwebber1328]

these are 100% good questions and still apply, even though it’s 4 years later.

[@thomasmichaels1671]

in the Netherlands if a government doesn't work we hold new elections, not switch one failure for his descendant failure...

[@DwazeHoer]

Tom Mass our impeachment process was put in place back when second place in our election became the vp. In other words Hillary would have been the vp based on how things used to be done so ya. The rules need updated but i don't expect it to ever happen.

[@dikkeroege]

So why did you guys change that. Who thought that would be a good idea? I mean in the Netherlands the deputy prime minister is still never from the largest party. And I don't see that ever changing.

[@LegendNinja41]

yea but the Netherlands also seem to have reasonable politics...

[@keithhampton7395]

And free healthcare. Go figure.

[@rossmore4682]

Nothing is free.

[@DoubleMKGaming]

America: "The worlds most crazy reality series"

[@Ammobucket]

Metrosexual mustard........enough said.

[@tegantalks9612]

It’s now 2024 and I remember none of this. It’s been lost in time to a sea of awful.

[@PunguinYoga]

Tell me about it.

[@marylyn3081]

I wish this would go viral now

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

With the caption "Nobody remembers this, who else misses the good old days 😜"

[@MrVenomousEye]

at 6'8, James Comey should've told Trump to meet him 1 on 1 on the basketball court lmao dunking in the name of justice

[@tretre3892]

Sal Ornelas😂😂😂😂

[@jorgito8632]

Drumpf would have cried that Comey cheated and that the game was against him. It was rigged.

[@Gymnopediea]

Trump invited him to play bball but Comey thought that was super inappropriate.

[@TobiasMartochko]

Afaf Benhara, No Obama did that. Trump thinks exercising is bad for you.

[@charlesku4308]

no way a man like Comey, a fuckin rise to the top FBI Director, will let a millionaire draft dodging reality star get off this easy. An accounting is coming for Trump and all his bs.

[@ahmedsherrif3724]

I'm fucking scared. Usually Oliver ends the segment with any solution or atleast a suggestion. None was found here.

[@BigLord]

Ahmed Sherrif Yeah, it was more like "this is bad. Look at 8 years ago. Those were the good old days....". Man. I'm glad I'm on this side of the pond...

[@andrewlacosse2096]

In the 5 or so extra minutes he had dancing penguin muppets at the end. It was much needed after this is excellent but true episode.

[@bellehibiki6255]

Short of revolution, there's not much else you -can- do, aside from the usual: keep the pressure up on politicians, try and convince family if you have any in swing states to not vote R while this charlatan is representing the party. Unfortunately, for many, it's less about making the better choice, and more about making sure the "other side" doesn't win. I know people get sick of hearing it, but it's even more true now than ever: the midterms coming up are *incredibly important*. Not -JUST- because of the possibility of being able to impeach Trump, but because of the census in 2020, which is also the time when district lines are going to be redrawn - ie. gerrymandering season. Want to see Trump lose by over 10 million votes this time and still win the electoral college? 'cause that's probably what'll happen if R's are allowed to further gerrymander the system.

[@aloshyreji4313]

Ahmed Sherrif just one....kick him out

[@supersecret4899]

Why can't there be a solution for this that doesn't threaten to destabilize the entire world? It seems like waiting out these 4 long years until the presidency ends is the only option, but that's if we even get that far

[@riversong4997]

If Jared was a spice, he'd be flour.

[@meeksz5445]

I love your exuberance and glee. The ability to be excited and silly about serious issues

[@charemchavrutah]

To be fair to Comey, dressing like a tree would've blown his cover from Sean Spicer hiding behind him. 😛

[@medraut6599]

LOL

[@CoreyAdolfi]

Rav Aharon ben Yisrael You sir are a genius

[@BFFsEngineer]

sean spicer would've hidden in his pocket

[@aryasuri9421]

Come on man, don't be like that. Melissa McCarthy is a national treasure. If she wants to hide behind a tree...I say let her.

[@heatherrockwell9012]

"A scandal with all the potential ramifications of Watergate, but everyone involved is stupid and bad at everything" I couldn't have put it better myself.

[@RjM777]

who are you you little shit

[@OniiDreaming]

It’s weird not getting this kind of news anymore... but at least he’s gone now. Good luck America! You got this now! ❤️💙❤️💙

[@amyfreedman6461]

Who knew we’d be looking back at this, thinking “those were the good ole days”

[@Nowasta]

Wait, since when did fucking Dijon mustard become an elite condiment?

[@bondjames8225]

Since Fox news needed to fill a 24 hour news cycle and saw an opportunity to say "look at this young uppity liberal we have as a president!"

[@matt61387]

Not calling John Oliver slanted in his coverage(/s), but I'm pretty sure the big complaint against obama at this point was $3 trillion in unfunded spending the details of which the White House was refusing to give out until after the bill was passed. In fact nearly one hundred billion dollars of that money disappeared without a trace over the following two years. Not Dijon mustard.

[@MrWisski]

"details of which the White House was refusing to give out until after the bill was passed" I'm amazed they're still paying shills to keep repeating this proven bullshit.

[@5pctLowBattery]

Can't you buy Dijon mustard at Walmart? And the Dollar Tree? What's elite about that? Because he wants it on a burger, and normal Americans don't put Dijon on a burger. But they relate to a guy that likes his steaks well done with ketchup on top.

[@dirkanderson9552]

matt - every version of the bill was online prior to vote. Alternate facts are not facts.

[@JuniperSt]

My mom has been a 911 dispatcher my entire life.... I still to this day cannot get her to share some of her good stories with me in detail because she's prohibited by law to release certain information. This is my own mother, on the topic of 911 calls. *The American President cares less about code name level security than my mom does calls from people with stuff stuck in their ass*

[@MarceloRamos-uk8cd]

How do you know the stuck thing in their asses ? i am joking

[@oxymoron02]

*former President

[@Fetidaf]

@@oxymoron02come back this time next year and it’ll probably “president-elect” since people forget history at an astonishing rate…

[@bararobberbaron859]

@@Fetidaf With the quantity of lawsuits and indictments I'm not sure, I'd sure hope he doesn't get to run again when there is this much evidence of wrongdoing. That goes for any candidate tbf, I wouldn't want a president to enter office just to pardon themselves and then fart around for 4 years.

[@Fetidaf]

@@bararobberbaron859 he wouldn’t be able to pardon himself for state crimes but being a criminal doesn’t keep you from holding office unless it’s for treason (which he should charged with too imo but whatever) I’m just kinda holding out hope one of the other candidates will cause a rift in the party; splitting their vote enough to make a difference to keep Biden in office but I’m not too confident that’ll work. I’m also thinking that he’s strengthening his support with the far right but losing all the centrists which will also push people towards other candidates… Idk… I think it’ll be a close race sadly and wouldn’t be surprised if Trump wins

[@barbaralachance5836]

Well, fast forward to April 2022 and fox news is going on about Biden eating a pizza!! 😂😂😂

[@PaulFJarnes]

“This is the most serious charge made against a sitting president" Try "inciting an insurrection"...

[@adrianaEDC]

Republican congressmen calling for impeachment is the most telling sign for me. When the rats start jumping ship, you know it's sinking.

[@landoncalrissian9908]

I'm sure you have a nuanced understanding of American politics and all, but establishment conservatives (i.e. The ones taking lobbyist money sent from corporate interests) have always opposed trump. Trump is a wildcard that cannot be controlled. You may have liked Hillary, you may have liked Sanders, but the truth of the matter is this. Hillary thrives on corporate greed and government expansionism, and Bernie wants to steal the economic viability of future generations to illicit votes of those who made poor decisions in becoming debtors in a system of of decreasing higher educational worth. Trump was the right guy at the right time.

[@russianbot2179]

You do realize those Republicans did everything in their power to stop Trump from getting elected right? They are not jumping ship, they were never on the ship to begin with... Trump is against the establishment, the media, and propaganda such as TV shows like John Oliver. But he still can't be stumped!

[@drop469]

Graham and McCain are not Republicans.

[@benb9623]

Uh how are they not republicans? You can claim they are not conservatives sure, but them being Republicans is pretty much an objective fact, since they are members of the Republican party

[@monoclesquid9667]

Landon Calrissian "BUT HILLARY" Ahhahahahahahahahahahaha Ahahahahhahhahahhahahaha Hahhahahaahhhahhahahhahh Oh, you poor, poor child.

[@TooMuchThought]

Comey-comey-comey-comey-chameleon!

[@timefortimbo]

why is this not top comment

[@LotsaJunk]

no clue man

[@fluidthought42]

You come and go, you come and go...

[@poe_slaw]

needs one more "comey"

[@yrmoma]

This was my first thought hearing the guy say chameleon. I was beat by a few hours. Feels bad man

[@maddyherrera7734]

so much has happened since 2017 i honestly didn't remember any of this happened until i rewatched this video

[@shadow3d1]

Oh 2017, my sweet summer child, you were so young

[@aprilmazae4811]

I don't want him to get impeached though... Pence is worse cause he actually knows what he's doing.

[@necronlordoflawtan]

It doesn't matter - if Trump and company committed acts of treason...the punishment if convicted is Death.

[@allisonjohnson3027]

But does he really...?

[@darthr0xas363]

Well, even if he gets impeached, he'll most likely be acquitted, as according to the other two president impeachments

[@letgochannel3431]

xx April M q

[@kairifroehlich5789]

My Congressman, McCain, was literally tortured for years and Trump compares people not liking him to what McCain went through....

[@johnnygunther1721]

Kairi Froehlich hey don't forget he also called him out and said he wasn't a hero because he got captured

[@smac919]

McCain is a tough son of bitch and isnt too horrible as a republican. I wrote an essay on him back in the day, one of the things that stood out the most is, McCain cannot raise his arms higher than his waist without being in excruciating pain because he was bound by his wrists and hung from them, behind his back for months.

[@biostarkick7]

McCain is one of the few current GOP Congressmen I have any degree of respect for.

[@kimiscool7]

I agree. It will be guys like Mccain that will (I hope) save us from Trump!

[@aprilmazae4811]

Rick Delgado My state did too. There are a lot of dumb people in NC.

[@heidiheaux7007]

4 years later, we are still asking those same questions, John. It’s insane!

[@AloisAgos]

Re-watching this in 2023, dear lord our minds were virgin back then. I almost long for this era of naivety.

[@msjkramey]

I'm a Christian, but holy shit, why do we let people make policy based on religious beliefs? It's a huge conflict of interest. If you can't separate religion and public policy in your mind, you need to reccuse yourself, at least for that policy decision. And I would respect the hell out of that. I have some beliefs that may not be compatible with secular public policy. But if I want those beliefs to be represented, I go to church, not my senator.

[@Henckques]

Christians have conflicts of interests toward each other too. There aren't 100+ denominations for nothing.

[@spongeintheshoe]

Because religion is easier to distort to one's advantage than objective fact.

[@Tadesan]

I hope there is a hell so you can rot in it.

[@demonqueen26]

Ditto. Everyone has the right of freedom of religion but that doesn't mean it should be used as basis for laws that effect all people of the U.S.A. I mean...I don't want the Government in my church or my church in my Government offices.

[@spongeintheshoe]

@@Tadesan Who are you talking to?