John Oliver Addresses Trump‘s โName Appearing in Epstein Emails, Launches Public โขMediaโ Auction
NEW YORK – November 17, โข2025 – John Oliver addressedโ recent revelations โขlinking former President Donald Trumpโ to Jeffrey Epstein through newly released court documents during his final Last Week Tonight โ episode ofโ the season. The late-nightโค hostโฃ reacted to descriptions of Trump as “dangerous” adn possessing “not one decent cell in his body” found within the files.
The emergence of โTrump’s name in the documents, alongside a shift inโฃ his public โstance regarding theirโค release, โprompted โOliver โคto comment on theโข situation. He noted the irony of Trump being criticized by someone โhe described as “running the pervert express to crime island,” stating, “when even the guy running the pervert express to crime island thinks that you are a dick, that has got to sting.” Oliver speculated that Trump might, “even if briefly,” recognize the severity of the situation, questioning if he would acknowledge being considered “the worst” even by โขepstein.
Oliverโ also criticized media personality Megyn Kelly for comments downplayingโฃ the severityโ of Epstein’s โcrimes, specifically her assertion that he was “into” โขteenage girls rather than younger children. “I am clearly no stranger to sharing upsetting โnumbers with my audience, but please do kill me if Iโข ever start doing pedophile math,” Oliver stated.
The segment transitioned into a focus on the impact of funding cuts to public media, enacted by the Trump administration, as โreported byโค Deadline. To support public broadcasting, Oliver announced the show’s first-ever auction, runningโ through November 24, featuring items such as a bronze castโ of Lyndon B.โ Johnson’sโ testicles, Russell Crowe’s jockstrap from โฃ Cinderella Man, and an original Bob Ross painting, “Cabinโ at Sunset.”
In a recent growth, Trump hasโค called on House Republicansโ to vote for the release of the Epstein documents during an upcoming congressional referendum on Tuesday, as reportedโค by โCNN. Last Week Tonight will return in February 2026.