Look at that little guy. Look at that little gentleman. During his Senate Testimony today, attorney general Jeff Sessions said that any suggestion he colluded with russia during the election is quote, an appalling and detestable lie. And he blamed it on those golddarn duke boys. [ light laughter ] former House SpeakerNewt Gingrich has published a new book titled understanding trump. And i have to say its a pretty quick read. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] a new poll found that only 37 of voters think President Trump is honest. Or as trump put it. 100 . [ laughter and applause ] seth the white house announced today that President Trump will award his first medal of honor next month. So congratulations in advance, colonel. [ laughter and applause ] few remember how he defeated the chickens. [ light laughter ] the chickens were amassing at our gates. And he killed them. [ light laughter ] and he put them in buckets. Uber ceo [ laughter and applause ] uber Ceo Travis Kalanick announced today that he is taking a leave of absence from the company. But hell be back in three minutes no wait, now hold on, now its saying five minutes. [ laughter ] six, oh, no cancelled . The chickens with their beaks. [ light laughter ] a new survey shows that men are four times more likely than women to take their cell phone out during a wedding or a funeral. While women are more likely to take their cell phone out during an argument. Ill tell you exactly what you said [ laughter and applause ] two passengers on a flight to ibiza over the weekend reportedly had sex while in their seats. And nobody was more upset than the guy in the middle. [ laughter ] and finally, starbucks announced yesterday that it will be teaming up with lady gaga to release a line of summer drinks to wear. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show for you tonight [ cheers and applause ] she is starring in a hilarious new film, rough night. She is one of my all time favorites. Kate mckinnon is here, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] also, for my money one of the best shows on tv, fxs atlanta. One of their stars, brian tyree henry, is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] fantastic actor, lovely guy. Very excited to talk to him. And she is a New York Times bestselling author and her new book, surpassing certainty, is available today. Janet mock, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] so, i promise well talk to all of them, but before we get to that, attorney general Jeff Sessions testified in the senate today as several of President Trumps allies called for firing the special counsel in charge of the russian investigation, robert mueller. For more on this, its time for a closer look. [ cheers and applause ] seth today trump held a meeting at the white house on obamacare. Senators worked secretly behind closed doors to write a bill that could take Health Insurance away from 23 million americans. But as usual, trump seemed less concerned with the substance of the bill and more concerned with himself. Ive been talking about repealing and replacing obamacare now for almost two years. Dont forget on june 16th june 14th is my birthday, but june 16th was the day i announced that i was running. Some people said, really . That going to happen . And it happened. Seth we all said, really . Is that going to happen . [ laughter ] in fact, we all still say that. Every day, when i read the news in the morning, i have one of two reactions really . Is that going to happen . Or i secretly pour whiskey into my mug while no ones looking. [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] thats good water [ light laughter ] also, unless youre seven or younger, stop telling people when your birthday is [ laughter and applause ] june 14th. Thats my birthday. Thats my special day. So hopefully therell be presents of some kind. Because its my day. [ light laughter ] now trump also complained that there are no democrats who support the Gop Health Care bill. But thats because there are no democrats who know whats in the Gop Health Care bill. In fact, republicans are engaged in one of the most breathtakingly cynical acts of governance in modern history. Theyre trying to write and pass a Health Care Bill without telling anyone whats in it. The bill is so unpopular that according to reports, Senate Republicans are working to finish their draft Health Care Bill, but have no plans to publically release it. One senate gop aide said, quote, we arent stupid. [ light laughter ] to paraphrase the dude youre not stupid, youre just an asshole. [ laughter ] of course, amid all of this, there is the ongoing special counsel investigation. It seems like every day the news surrounding the russia scandal and the firing of former fbi director james comey gets more intense and more unbelievable. Its like every time we think were on top of crazy mountain, a cloud blows away and there is another peak to climb. [ light laughter ] and trump, himself, is apparently aware of how bad things look for him right now. Because the white house is demanding Republican House members appear on Cable News Networks to defend president donald trump. A source close to the administration said the white house is demanding members appear on fox, msnbc, and cnn. Adding, the president is obsessing and watching every channel. Thats right. The president is obsessively watching cable news. So at least he has one thing in common with all of us. [ light laughter ] ive watched so much cable news in the last seven months, im pretty sure ive memorized chris hayess blazer rotation. [ laughter ] trumps our first president to spend more time watching the situation room than he does in the actual situation room. [ light laughter ] trump is apparently obsessing, in particular, over the appointment of a special counsel, robert mueller, to oversee the investigation. Mueller, a former fbi director, is highly respected by members of both parties. Hes so widely respected that firing him would seem completely out of the question. Like if theres one thing donald trump could do to make himself look incredibly guilty, its fire the special counsel. And even for trump, that would just be a bridge too far, right . Just hours after leaving the white house, President Trumps longtime friend, newsmax ceo christopher ruddy, claims the president is considering firing special counsel robert mueller, the man in charge of investigating possible collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. I think hes considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. I think hes weighing that option. Seth so trump might fire the man who is investigating him just as that investigation is heating up. Now id say thats too insane even for trump, but then again, this would be the second time hes done that [ light laughter ] now again, this would seem like outlandishly crazy move even for trump. But nothing made me more convinced that he might actually do it than this tweet from a cnn reporter. Source close to trump says the president is being advised by many people not to fire special prosecutor robert mueller. And there is no better way to get trump no do something than to tell him not to do it. He treats political advice like theyre wedding vowels. til death do us part . Well see about that. [ laughter ] of course, as we know, trump already has a history of firing Law Enforcement officials who are supposed to be independent when they challenge his administration. He fired acting attorney general sally yates after she warned the white house about Michael Flynns contacts with russians and refused to enforce his travel ban. And fired u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of new york, preet bharara, after telling him he wanted to stay on. And he fired comey after asking him to end the flynn investigation. I dont know if trump is guilty, but he definitely acts like a person whos guilty. Its like if every time you heard a knock at the door, you immediately yelled, do you have a warrant . [ laughter ] um, you ordered a pizza . On top of all this, there is a growing chorus of trump allies calling for mueller to be fired and becoming increasingly rabid in their rhetoric about the russia investigation. The special counsel Robert Muellers investigation is now turning into a witch hunt. It needs to be shut down immediately. Do we have a conspiracy remaining afoot in the department of justice that is going to be out to destroy this president and theyve got to be fired, if not worse. End the special counsel. End the senate inhouse socalled investigations. And lets get on with draining this swamp of these nasty, nasty creatures. Seth these nasty creatures . Have you seen the dudes on your side . Steve bannon looks like he burst out of someones chest. [ laughter ] so sessionss testimony today could not have come at a more tumultuous time. In fact, many of the decisions sessions made himself have led us to this moment. As you may recall, sessions was forced to recuse himself from the russia investigation after it turned out he had lied to the senate during his confirmation hearing about two separate meetings he had with the russian ambassador, sergei kislyak. Remember, sessions volunteered out of nowhere that he has had no contacts with russian officials. A claim that later turned out to be false. If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump Campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do . Senator franken, im not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and i did not have communications with the russians and im unable to comment on it. Very well. Without divulging sensitive [ laughter ] seth look at that face. Thats the face of a man immediately regretting the words he just said. [ laughter ] thats the same face sessions would make after saying, well, mr. Lebron james, i do believe i could beat you oneonone. And im willing to bet my life savings. [ laughter ] in his testimony today [ cheers and applause ] in his testimony today, sessions tried to explain that answer by claiming that he was confused by frankens question. Senator franken asked me a rambling question after some six hours of testimony. Seth oh, you thought frankens question was rambling. Need i remind you that this is the guy you work for. That speech was hot for about two or three hours after the speech was made, because they came up with other things, having to do with other people, that they shouldnt have been able to do and they shouldnt have done. But they did it. And you know exactly what im talking about. [ laughter ] seth no. No one knows what you are talking about. If sessions thought frankens question was rambling then he must just blackout whenever he talks to trump. [ light laughter ] so sessions was forced to formally recuse himself from the russia investigation. But then last week, comey added to the intrigue when he testified that there was another undisclosed reason why sessions had to recuse himself that he couldnt discuss publicly. And soon after that testimony we found out what it was. Were learning now that in closed session this afternoon, the fired fbi director james comey told senators that the reason he didnt want to sessions any further in Public Session is because of a possible third meeting, a third undisclosed meeting between sessions and russias ambassador to the u. S. , sergei ya seth the information about the third meeting comes from communications between kislyak and the russians, according to the New York Times. The intelligence appears to be based on intercepts of kislyak had with sessions at a Trump Campaign event. And im assuming that intercepted discussion was kislyak saying [ russian accent ] can you believe it . They keep taking meeting with me, even though im obviously shady character. [ laughter ] will you sit down with me . They say, yes. I cant believe this. Now today sessions also angrily denied that there were any secret reasons why he had to recuse himself, despite comeys sworn testimony which later led to a Heated Exchange with senator ron wyden of oregon. I recuse myself from any investigation into the campaign for president , but i did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations. Mr. Comey said that there were matters, with respect to the recusal, that were problematic and he couldnt talk about them. What are they . I that why dont you tell me . There are none, senator wyden. There are none. I can tell you that, for absolute certainty. We can you tell this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me and i dont appreciate it. Seth thats right, sessions is defending his honor from scurrilous innuendo. And theres nothing more southern than scurrilous innuendo. [ light laughter ] his sister never got married. She prefers to tender her pussy willows. [ laughter ] [ applause ] one of the most noteworthy exchanges came when sessions declined to answer questions about his conversations with trump, but did not cite executive privilege. Instead, claiming, that he was protecting the president s right to potentially invoke executive privilege in the future, which led to this back and forth with senator Martin Heinrich of new mexico. Has the president ever expressed his frustration to you regarding your decision to recuse yourself . Senator heinrich, im not able to share with this committee, private communications. Because youre invoking executive privilege . Senator, im protecting the president s constitutional right by not giving it away before he has a chance on youre having it both ways. To review it. And secondly, i am telling you the truth in answering your question in saying its a longstanding policy of the department of justice to not comment are those policies written . Even to make sure the president has full opportunity to decide these issues. Can you share those policies with us . Are they written down at the department of justice . I believe they are. Seth wait. You believe theyre written down somewhere . Cmon, mr. Attorney general, do these rules really exist . [ laughter and applause ] thats what i thought. So the president s allies are now going around calling for the special counsel to be fired. And republicans are trying to pass a healthcare bill in secret. Is there any good news out there for trump . June 14th is my birthday. [ laughter ] seth oh, all right. This has been a closer look. [ cheers and applause ] well be right back with Kate Mckinnon, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] [music conversation] [music volume rises] you guys wanna go . [whistles] lets go run in to get up to 50 percent off the entire store. Hi, fashion. Old navy. Grandmas, reunion, rematch. Miles make memories. 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You can catch him on tour this summer with his band lillake opening up for megadeth. Eric moore, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for being here, eric. Thank you, man. Thank you so much. Seth our first guest tonight is an emmyaward winning actress and comedian who you know from saturday night live and ghostbusters. Her latest film, rough night, opens in theaters friday. Lets take a look. I had this nightmare where we had all killed a guy. That is a reality. We killed someone. What . No oh, my god, jetlag is insane, you guys. Its no joke. No joke. Damn it. Did you happen to come up with a begenius idea out there . Yeah, i did, actually. In my dream i remembered that there was this guy in australia who cooked his girlfriend and ate her. Kiwi okay . Jesus christ. Kiwi. Okay, i cant cause i am vegan kiwi but you all can make a stew and go to town. [ light laughter ] seth please welcome back to the show, my very good friend, Kate Mckinnon, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] seth whoa that was good. Seth how are you, my dear . Im good, im great. I just i was having some dried mango strips backstage. Seth you were . They were in your your little dressing room. Seth that was something we left for you. Mmhmm. Seth did you enjoy have you been enjoying them . I love them. Theyre like you know when you peel a sunburn . [ light laughter ] seth i am i realize im a big fan of dried mango strips yeah. Seth and now i probably will never eat another one. [ light laughter ] give them to me instead. Seth thats you ran a scam on me. Have them forwarded to my apartment. Seth you ran a scam on me. So this is a film about a Bachelorette Party yeah, yes. Seth that obviously goes bad. Oh, daddy, does it. [ light laughter ] yeah, these five old friends go to miami and they hire a dancer for the party and [ light laughter ] seth like a ballet dancer. Yes. Seth okay. Yes. Its mikhail baryshnikov. [ light laughter ] he comes and theres an accident and he is no longer living after that. And they have to get themselves out of this sticky situation. Seth there you go. Ouch. Miami right . [ light laughter ] every time. Seth you shot now you shot some of this film in the hamptons, which is a lovely place to be. The bulk of it in the hamptons, yeah. Seth a bulk of it in the hamptons. Yes. Seth hamptons for miami. [ light laughter ] and and yet, y