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The End of the Trump Presidency: A Closer Look

CLIP01/19/21
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Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump spending his last full day as president of the United States stewing in private, mulling pardons for well-connected allies and releasing a meaningless, lie-filled farewell message.

Appearing:Seth Meyers
Tags: late, night, with, Seth, meyers, ACL, A Closer Look
S8 E5418 minHighlightTalk and InterviewLate Night
2020-2021

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