Overview
- Opening Monday's Daily Show, Stewart acknowledged his name appears in the newly released Epstein documents and pre-empted speculation with jokes and context.
- He displayed an Aug. 29, 2015 email between Jeffrey Epstein and producer Barry Josephson about a potential streaming project for “Woody,” which he inferred to be Woody Allen.
- The email suggested a stand-up and biographical format for Apple TV or Amazon and floated “somebody like Jon Stewart” to host or narrate, which he mocked as a non-offer.
- Stewart noted the files reference many prominent figures, citing names such as Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Melania Trump, Prince Andrew, and Richard Branson.
- He argued the Department of Justice is “running interference” that protects President Donald Trump and claimed Musk posted about the files more than 85 times over two days.