Kenan Thompson | Trump Justice Department Spied on House Democrats During Russia Probe: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2021
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at yet another bombshell scandal from the Trump era in which the former president’s Justice Department spied on Democratic lawmakers investigating him during the Russia probe.
Then, Kenan Thompson talks about the time Charles Barkley pranked Cue Card Wally on the set of SNL, the time he and Seth drove to Rhode Island together and Season 2 of Kenan.
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| 0:00.0 | Today was former president Trump's 75th birthday. |
| 0:05.0 | Well, it was gonna be, but he said to stop the count. |
| 0:07.6 | I was 60 years old, then they start fighting all these extra |
| 0:10.5 | birthday. |
| 0:11.5 | 71, 72. |
| 0:12.5 | No, I'm 70, give me a break. |
| 0:14.3 | Give me a break. |
| 0:15.5 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast |
| 0:24.3 | edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:26.6 | On today's show, Seth walks to Keenan Thompson from Saturday Night |
| 0:29.4 | Live, but first a closer look. |
| 0:38.7 | As president Biden was abroad trying to restore America's relationship with key allies, |
| 0:43.3 | we found out about yet another bombshell scandal from the Trump era in which Trump's |
| 0:47.4 | justice department spied on Democratic lawmakers who were investigating him during the Russia |
| 0:52.2 | probe for more on this. |
| 0:53.8 | This time for a closer look. |
| 0:59.7 | President Biden is currently abroad for his first major international trip, meeting with |
| 1:03.4 | leaders at the G7 in NATO, and trying to reassure allies that America is back after four years |
| 1:08.9 | of erratic leadership. |
| 1:10.2 | From a guy who once literally shoved his way past a bunch of world leaders at a NATO summit, |
| 1:15.6 | like a maid of honor trying to catch the bouquet at a wedding. |
| 1:18.5 | You've already been married twice, Becky. |
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