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John Oliver Reacts to Donald Trump's Guilty Verdict, Predicts Political Comeback
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The late-night host joins the chorus of celebrities responding to Trump's conviction in the hush money trial, expressing both jubilation and skepticism about the verdict's impact.

AceShowbiz - During the latest episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, host John Oliver became one of the latest Hollywood figures to react to Donald Trump's guilty verdict in his New York hush money trial. On Thursday, a jury convicted Trump on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes.

Oliver opened his show by expressing amusement over the verdict, "A New York businessman got into some legal trouble, which was undeniably fun to watch unfold live." He played a clip of NBC News' live coverage, where senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett read "guilty" for each count. "She did that for all 34 different counts and it is so satisfying to watch," Oliver exclaimed.

However, Oliver quickly tempered the enthusiasm by predicting that Trump could still win back the presidency in November: "Anyway, that will be so fun to remember five months from now when we're all watching that exact anchor count the 270 electoral votes that Trump's won because nothing matters if we live in a broken world."

Other late-night hosts also weighed in on the verdict. On "Real Time with Bill Maher", Bill Maher mocked Trump's lawyers' claims that the conviction could happen to anyone, saying, "Yes, of course. I'll have to remember that next time I'm cheating on my third wife with a porn star to pay her off when I'm running for president."

Jimmy Kimmel also joked about the verdict. "Weeks of sleep farting all down the drain," he said. He added, "You've got to hand it to him, no president has ever been convicted more than Donald Trump. How long before he starts bragging about this?"

Meanwhile, Oliver suggested that the verdict might have broader implications. "There might well be more to say about this after the sentencing," he said, referring to Trump's sentencing on July 11th.

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