Privilege. Plus stephen welcomes Sarah Paulson and john hodgman, featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause band playing stephen whoo hi, everybody how are ya how are ya . good to see ya whats going on, everybody . Welcome one and all, children of all ages to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause thank you very much big news from the trumprussia investigation. Yesterday, we finally got congressional testimony from donald trump jr. His grilling by the House Intelligence Committee lasted roughly eight hours, making it the first time a trump has put in a full work day. laughter don, jr. Was there answering questions about his infamous meeting with russian lawyer, natalia veselnitskaya. laughter as you recall, don, jr. Was there looking for dirt on hillary clinton. Back in june of 2016, right . Thats what the meeting was about. And everybody was there paul manafort, Jared Kushner it was a real whos who of who wants an orange jumpsuit . laughter when this story first came out this summer, don jr. Quickly issued a statement explaining the meeting was just about americans adopting russian children. But that statement was a lie. And it was dictated by donald trump to don, jr. Son, you can always trust me to be honest with you about how to lie. Believe me. Also, never believe me. laughter yesterday, when the Congressional Panel asked don, jr. About his dads involvement, he didnt want to answer, so he cited attorneyclient privilege. I hereby invoke attorneyclient privilege, fatherson privilege, samename privilege, white privilege. Objection, your honor, sustained. Executive producer dick wolf. I rest my case. laughter now, don, jr. Is not a lawyer, but still claims attorneyclient privilege because there was a lawyer in the room during the discussion. Is that how it works . In which case, im going to rob a law firm. All right, everybody, hands in the air. Remember, none of you can testify laughter now, donald trump, jr. Has long insisted that there was no followup to his meeting with veselnitskaya. So, you know where this is going. Cnn got their hands on previously undisclosed emails that show a followup after the trump tower meeting. Wow. It seems like theres no end to the number of emails don, jr. Is hiding. We need to see them all. Can anyone help . Russia, if youre listening, i hope youre able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. Stephen thank you, concerned citizen. laughter applause cheers and applause the emails in question are from the man who set up the trump tower meeting, british publicist rob goldstone, seen here dressed as the star of president trumps recurring nightmare. For a long time now, various sources have insisted that the subject of the hack of the d. N. C. Was never brought up at the meeting. So, you know where this is going. One of the emails forwarded a cnn story on russias hack of the d. N. C. , describing it as eerily weird given what they had discussed at the trump tower meeting five days earlier. Oh, you dummy. Thats like forwarding an article about arson and saying this is eerily weird, given that warehouse we torched five days ago laughter donald trump, jr. Was asked about these emails yesterday, and he said he was not aware of them or could not recall the contents. Wow, two excuses look, i never got any emails, and furthermore, i dont remember what were in all those emails i got. Laugh but after his testimony, don, jr. Left in style. He posted this Instagram Photo of this trumphelicopter with the caption, time to roll. Coincidentally, time to roll is also what Michael Flynn said right before he cut that deal with robert mueller. laughter applause piano riff but, donnie, time to roll . You left in a helicopter. It is literally one of the few vehicles that doesnt roll lets put the pedal to the metal in this hot air balloon now, while we still dont know the extent of russian meddling in the 2016 election, it seems pretty clear what they were after for america to lift our massive economic sanctions against them. Clearly, the sanctions are working especially in the clothing industry. Even the richest man in russia cant find a shirt. Remember, it was promising the russians hed end the sanctions, then lying about it, that brought down former National Security advisor and supreme allied commander of poutytown Michael Flynn. laughter and, now, thanks to an anonymous whistleblower, we know that, during the transition, flynn told a business associate that the russia sanctions would be ripped up. So they could go ahead with their secret business deal a joint project to build Nuclear Reactors in the arab world. With . Any guesses . It rhymes with russia. Its russia. laughter could have been prussia. laughter in fact, flynn texted his Business Partner that the plan was good to go. And if all that wasnt ballsy enough, flynn sent the text while he was on the dais, during trumps inaugural address he was making secret russia plans while trump was being sworn in thats like interrupting your wedding to text your mistress. Yeah, i do hold on. You up . Im sorry, where were we . laughter one of these texts was apparently sent somewhere around 12 11. This is true lets see what trump was saying while flynn was thumbtyping his deal with russia. Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American Workers and american families. Stephen specifically, itll benefit mike flynn, and mike flynns family. Right, mike . Mike, who are you texting while im talking . Oh, the guys who gave me the election . Say hi. Now, while theres a lot of crazy news in national politics, lets not forget thats theres also some insane stuff going on at the local level. This week, in pennsylvania, something strange happened during what was supposed to be a runofthemill Committee Meeting on land use. There is a better way to do this, guys. We dont have to proceed on this one. I hear you, i understand theres some hard feelings. crosstalk representative bradford, look, im a heterosexual. I have a wife, i love my wife, i dont like men, as you might. But stop touching me all the time. Its like, keep your hands to yourself. Like, if you want to touch somebody, you have people on your side of the aisle that might like it. I dont. Stephen wow. I would hate to be that guys tailor. Look, im flattered, but i dont need a zipper for your easy access to my bathing suit areas. Im a straight heterosexual man male, who likes all the lady parts. I can name them. laughter now, whos the guy with the irresistibly sexy sleeve . Its state representative daryl metcalfe, a staunch opponent of samesex marriage who has said he does not believe in civil rights protections based on sexual orientation. And no surprise. After getting to second base with daryls arm, his handsy colleague revealed his gay agenda. I think wed be wise to keep to the topic of, as it turns out, landlocked easements. laughter stephen and we all know what landlocked easements means the nonpossessory right to use and or enter onto a parcel of land without public road access. But in a super gay way. laughter weve got a great show for you tonight. Sarah paulson is here. But when we return, i introduce you to an ordinary american hero. Stick around cheers and applause go slow. Come on mom lets go mom slow down for the ones who keep pushing. Always unstoppable. Whats this . Well, its google home mini. Its super helpful in the kitchen. So you know how you have to check the recipe every two seconds . 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It was already an unbelievable disaster and now its spreading even faster. Please, stay safe, take care of each other, which i know you are, and if you pray, pray for rain or at least that the winds will stop. cheers and applause applause yeah, i know, give it up for california. Theyve gone through a lot this year. Now, i know it seems like most of this show is spent talking about World Leaders or chatting with celebrities, but the late show is really about you, everyday americans. In these troubling times, youre the ones standing up and making a difference whether its running for office, picking up litter, or ceasing to wear socks with sandals, allen good god we all have to do our part. Which is why were launching a new segment to tell the stories of the american people. So tonight, im proud to present part one of my 323millionpart series, american voices and also faces. Jim . American voices and also faces. America, land of amber grain, purple mountains and glory holes. And there is no hole more glorious than jackson. Since the 1890s, jackson, wyoming, had its share of notable mayors, from americas first nerd cowboy lester l. May, to harold livingston, who was previously the mayor of cartoon town, to Henry Crabtree seen here with his human companion and, today, mayor pete muldoon. Im pete muldoon. Im the mayor of the wonderful town of jackson, wyoming. Stephen pete moved to this idyllic ski town 18 years ago. I moved out here to ski for a winter and thought i would move on and i never left. Stephen is the skiing that good . Weve got the best snow in the country. Stephen how good is it . Champagne powder. Stephen but today, hes no ski bum. Being mayor to the 10,000 residents of jackson is a full time job. Well, i work for sky west throwing bags. I have a band, a country band that i play in, and i run a small production company. And then im the mayor. Stephen in fact, housing is so expensive in jackson that the mayor has a roommate. Meet bobby. Bam, deputy mayor bleep right there. Backhand it, bang its back on. All right, sorry, what was the question again . Stephen bobby isnt just the mayors roommate. He was also a campaign advisor. I had a lady friend at the time that was in town, and she was wearing yoga pants, and she looked really awesome in these yoga pants. So we took her to albertsons and i put a couple of the stickers on those yoga pants, and there was not a single man in that store that did not look at those vote for pete muldoon stickers. Stephen and it worked. Yeah. Stephen but just as pete took office, a fever swept the country, and controversial landmarks commemorating americas embarrassing past were coming down. So pete decided to take down jacksons monument to americas embarrassing present the towns official portrait of donald trump. Dont get pete started on donald trump. Okay, somebody get him started. How much time do we have . Stephen just say anything. I think history will judge him. Stephen meow get this kitty a saucer. So, on a tuesday that will echo in history, pete, seen here in the mayor mobile, marched into town hall. Like washington diving into the delaware, like lincoln winning the battle of gettysburg, pete muldoon took a stand on top of a ladder. I walked into town hall one day and took the portrait down off the wall. And i handed it to my vice mayor and asked him to do something with it. Stephen but the backlash was swift, and the anger started in a place you would never guess. I think it started with a faceook post. Stephen oh, okay, thats where i guessed. Then, next thing you know, conservative radio host, and im guessing a great whistler, zeb bell weighed in. This arrogant and pompous clean it up, zeb, watch your thoughts. Stephen dont hold back, zeb. Let her rip. This pompous mayor. Stephen uh, oh, he dropped the m. Word . Over in jackson, wyoming, a leftwing loon, is amazing. Next thing we knew, it was front page of fox news. The angry emails and Death Threats started rolling pretty quick. Stephen but this wasnt the first time the mayor had faced political controversy. Once again, bobby i came home one day, and the newspaper was right here and pete was a little upset. And i said, whats going on . He said, did you read the front page . And i said, yeah. He said, they printed it on there that i was doing cocaine off of a womans stomach. And i go, so did you . And he goes, well, thats bull bleep because i was doing cocaine off of her bleep . Stephen is this true, mr. Mayor . Weve got the best snow in the country. Stephen seriously . Champagne powder. Stephen okay, that has nothing to do with what we are talking about today. We just wanted to hear bobby tell that story. laughter bleep yeah. Stephen meanwhile, this portrait situation was serious. So serious that his band, major zephyr, was fired from their weekly gig. The band actually needed that. Its another source of revenue, you know . Now the mayors back down to six jobs. Hows he going to survive . Stephen but gig or no gig, cowboys dont stand down. So when the town called for a vote to restore the portrait to town hall, pete made an impassioned plea. I continue to respectfully oppose the display of president ial portraits. Stephen anyway, he lost, and he had to put the portrait back up. sad music but because he stood up for what he believed in for like a week, maybe a week and a half, the late show has commissioned this portrait capturing the courageous moment when pete took down the other portrait. May future generations of jackholians will always remember mayor pete muldoon. American voice, american face. cheers and applause stephen thank you, pete Sarah Paulson is here. And later, i check in with my favorite internet movie reviewer. Stick around cheers and applause band playing toasting dad im not one for speeches. But heres to. To many more years of friendship. 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