John Oliver | Trump Distances Himself from Sidney Powell Amid Another Surprise Guilty Plea in GA: A Closer Look

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🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Seth takes a closer look at multiple co-defendants in one of Trump's criminal cases flipping on him by pleading guilty and agreeing to testify against him, including his former lawyer Sidney Powell.

Then, John Oliver talks about his reaction to people calling the time during the writers' strike a vacation, his parents coming to see his interview on Late Night and getting booed at a Sesame Street Gala.

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0:36.7	Nine House Republicans have announced plans to run for Speaker, but if you wanted to see nine people who
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0:56.2	Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night
0:59.2	with Seth Myers. On today's show Seth talks to John Oliver, host of last week tonight.
1:04.0	Plus John sticks around backstage to continue the conversation just for this podcast.
1:08.0	But first, a closer look.
1:10.0	Multiple co-defendants in one of Donald Trump's criminal cases have now flipped on him
1:17.9	by pleading guilty and agreeing to testify against him, including his former lawyer,
1:21.9	Sidney Powell, who Trump is now claiming was never
1:24.7	actually his lawyer, despite the fact that he said at the time Sidney Powell was his lawyer.
1:28.6	For more on this, it's time for a closer look. As horrifying as it may be, the reality is that Donald Trump is currently the far and
1:40.3	away front runner for the GOP nomination for president in 2024.
1:43.6	What does far and away mean?
1:44.8	Well, he's ahead by roughly 21 points in the current 538
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