Overview
- On July 28, Jessica Williams returned to The Daily Show to lambast President Trump’s strategy of targeting renowned Black Americans as a diversion from his refusal to release Jeffrey Epstein files.
- She pointed to his release of Martin Luther King Jr. documents, accusations of treason against Barack Obama and threats to prosecute Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé as examples of his distraction tactics.
- The segment quickly went viral, spurring lawmakers and advocacy groups across party lines to demand full disclosure of Epstein investigation materials.
- The Department of Justice has maintained there is no undisclosed client list, and the Trump administration continues to defend its withholding of additional Epstein documents.
- Fresh off an Emmy nomination for her role in Apple TV+’s Shrinking, Williams used satire to highlight the intersection of race and political accountability in the ongoing Epstein controversy.