The late-night host kicked off his monologue with the explosive allegation, citing a Wall Road Journal report that claims former Florida Legal professional Basic Pam Bondi knowledgeable Trump again in Might that his identify seems amongst many high-profile figures in Epstein’s sex-trafficking investigation.

This information reportedly got here shortly earlier than the Justice Division introduced earlier this month that it could not launch the recordsdata publicly.

“There’s been plenty of smoking weapons on this case, however shortly earlier than we taped this present, we acquired the smokiest but — as a result of the Wall Road Journal is now reporting that again in Might, Legal professional Basic Pam Bondi knowledgeable the president that his identify was within the Epstein recordsdata,” Colbert mentioned, feigning shock earlier than mocking Trump: “‘What!’ However he mentioned he hardly knew the man!”

Clearly reveling within the replace, Colbert, who lately introduced that mother or father firm Paramount had pulled the plug on his present, turned to the digicam and led a sarcastic celebration as his viewers erupted in applause.

“He is within the recordsdata! He is within the recordsdata! Yay! Yay!” Colbert quipped.

He then jabbed on the acquainted adage, saying: “You know the way they are saying there isn’t any such factor as dangerous publicity? They are not speaking about this.”

Colbert identified that Trump wasn’t the one identify within the paperwork.

“An official aware of the paperwork mentioned they comprise lots of of different names. In fact, names like Donald Trump, Donald John Trump, Donald J. Trump, Donny Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Father, Huge Daddy, Huge Daddy Bronzer, aka the Donald, and a thriller man recognized solely as ‘Micropenis DJT,’” he quipped.

The recent spherical of Trump-bashing comes simply days after the previous president took purpose at Colbert following the information that The Late Present shall be ending in Might 2026. In a Reality Social put up, Trump wrote: “I completely love that Colbert acquired fired. His expertise was even lower than his rankings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is subsequent. Has even much less expertise than Colbert! [Fox News late night host] Greg Gutfeld is best than all of them mixed, together with the Moron on NBC who ruined the as soon as nice Tonight Present.”

Colbert did not keep quiet for lengthy. On Monday’s episode, he responded instantly and unapologetically to the president: “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be capable of compose the next satirical witticism? Go f–k your self.”

CBS introduced the present’s cancellation as a “monetary resolution” amid plummeting TV viewership, although it got here simply days after Colbert slammed Paramount World — CBS’s mother or father firm — for its $16 million settlement payout to Trump. The lawsuit stemmed from a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, which Trump accused the community of enhancing in a “deceitful means.”

South Park, which can also be underneath the Paramount umbrella, additionally got here at Trump, kicking off its twenty seventh season with a scathing episode that depicted the previous president in mattress with Devil, additionally taking purpose at his alleged ties to Epstein, and roasted him over every part from his memes to his manhood.

The episode, titled “Sermon on the ‘Mount,’” incorporates a cartoon Trump lounging in mattress with the satan, begging for intercourse — and being brutally shut down.

“Come on, Devil. I have been working arduous all day,” Trump says, to which Devil claps again, “You have not been working! You have been doing all of your silly memes and simply f–king round.”

“Come on, Devil. You already know you’ll be able to’t resist this!” Trump insists, earlier than exposing himself. Devil’s response? “I am unable to even see something. It is so small.”

The episode additionally referenced the extremely controversial Epstein listing. As Devil and Trump lie in mattress, the satan tells him: “One other random b–ch commented on my Instagram that you simply’re on the Epstein listing.”

Trump responds, “The Epstein listing? Are we nonetheless speaking about that?”

“Nicely are you on the listing or not?” Devil asks. “It is bizarre that at any time when it comes up, you simply inform everybody to loosen up.”

“I am not telling everybody to loosen up,” Trump replies.

The episode did not cease there, although, referencing Colbert and the CBS settlement instantly with recurring character Jesus warning South Park residents, “Do you actually need to find yourself like Colbert? If somebody has the ability of the presidency and in addition has the ability to sue and take bribes, then he can do something to anybody.”

In the end, like Paramount in relation to 60 Minutes, South Park faces a lawsuit from Trump after its residents criticize him, and like Paramount, they provide a multi-million greenback settlement and comply with make PSA’s praising the president.

This units up the night time’s most stunning and very NSFW second as a presumably AI-generated Trump strips off his garments whereas strolling via the desert as a narration praises him. “Regardless of how sizzling it will get, he’s not afraid to combat for America. With conviction, self-discipline, and belief in God, he survived the desert.”

Then, with Trump absolutely nude, his penis endorses the message, with the narrator including, “Trump. His penis is teeny tiny, however his love for us is giant.”

The episode additionally comes as South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone inked a $1.5 billion streaming cope with Paramount, the mother or father firm of Comedy Central and CBS, however there’s extra to it than simply the payout.

Standard South Park YouTuber Blooms advised followers on X that Parker and Stone weren’t simply mocking Trump for laughs, they had been “rage baiting him with one objective in thoughts: f–k over Paramount.”

“They need to piss him off so dangerous that he both sues Paramount once more or refuses to let the merger occur,” Blooms wrote. “That is supervillain-level 200 IQ performs from Matt and Trey, they usually simply grew to become billionaires from it.”

The White Home responded to the episode Thursday in an announcement to Selection, calling the present inauthentic, and slamming its rankings.

“The Left’s hypocrisy really has no finish — for years they’ve come after ‘South Park’ for what they labeled as ‘offense’ content material, however abruptly they’re praising the present,” White Home spokesperson Taylor Rogers mentioned. “Identical to the creators of ‘South Park,’ the Left has no genuine or unique content material, which is why their reputation continues to hit document lows.”

The assertion continued, “This present hasn’t been related for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired concepts in a determined try for consideration. President Trump has delivered on extra guarantees in simply six months than some other president in our nation’s historical past — and no fourth-rate present can derail President Trump’s sizzling streak.”