‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Talks Trump Impeachment Trial And How Democrats “Can’t Afford To Sit On Their Laurels Right Now” – Yahoo Entertainment
There has been a lot of news since Last Week Tonight with John Oliver last aired in November such as the launch of the vaccine rollout, Wall Street’s Game Stop extravaganza and a week-long obsession with sea shanties — whatever that was about. That said, Oliver decided to usher in season 8 with one of the most pressing news stories from last week: Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
“Democrats put on a compelling forensic case about Trump’s clear role as an instigator of the January 6 riots and in response, his attorneys mounted a defense that could charitably be characterized as ‘incoherent’ with lowlights ranging from one attorney reminiscing about his childhood record collection to another subjecting the senate to an 11 minute video of Democrats simply using the word ‘fight’,” said Olive...