John Leguizamo took the anchor’s chair for the last time Thursday night (March 30) as a guest host of The Daily Show. He was the first-ever Latine host of the iconic show since it debuted in 1996.
There was plenty of material for Leguizamo to work with when he filmed the episode earlier that day. On Thursday, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Grand Jury in Manhattan for hush money payments Trump made to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. This is the first time in U.S. history that a former president has been criminally charged.
Leguizamo opened The Daily Show with the news of Trump’s indictment. He showed a clip of the ABC affiliate in New York City making the big announcement before cutting back to him giving a round of applause and fist pumps to the breaking news. The Daily Show audience followed suit by cheering and giving the announcement a standing ovation in the studio.
“That’s right, Lady Justice grabbed Trump by the p—y,” Leguizamo said. “I take a firm stance against mass incarceration, OK? But for this, I’m willing to make an exception.”
Leguizamo added: “Let this be a lesson to all you kids out there: If you commit fraud to cover up an affair with a porn star, the law will catch up to you … after, like, seven years and a full term as president.”
He also suggested that officials might be able to get Trump to turn himself in by leaving “a trail of Big Macs leading to the prison.”
Later in the show, Leguizamo interviewed New York Congressman Ritchie Torres who first poked fun at the fact that Trump announced to his followers on his own social media site, Truth Social, that he was “indicated” instead of indicted.
“Donald Trump has been a pathological liar and lawbreaker his whole life and has gotten away with it,” Torres said. “Finally, he’s facing the accountability he deserves.”
Watch the full breakdown from The Daily Show with John Leguizamo below.