SNL‘s Weekend Update was sizzling tonight — going no frills and eschewing guests, bits and standup sets — with numerous shots taken at President Donald Trump’s expense following the release of hundreds and thousands of Jeffrey Epstein emails this week further implicating the GOP leader’s involvement in the the disgraced mogul’s sex trafficking operation.
“Well, the longest government shutdown in history finally ended after 43 days, and you know, first day back in the office, you gotta check all those piled-up emails,” co-host Colin Jost began, kicking off a relentless torrent of jokes.
He continued: “House Democrats released an email written by Jeffrey Epstein in which he claims that Donald Trump ‘knew about the girls.’ It’s bombshell news that legal experts are calling ‘duh.’”
Taking things over, Michael Che earned some of the biggest reactions of the night.
“In one of the emails, Epstein’s brother asked…
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