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Jon Stewart: “And his lawyer went to jail for it. He was fine.”

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Socialism, Politics & NYC | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Published | Video Starts at 1:08:42

And his wife was like, man, like, how could you not live that life? And, you know, and paid the actor $130,000. And his lawyer went to jail for it. He was fine. It is like, at a certain point, it's that M. Night Shyamalan movie with Bruce Willis, like, invincible. Like, it's. It's a train wreck. Hey, but my clothes aren't even Ripped like. (1:08:42–1:08:47)

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Asserts that Trump's lawyer was jailed for actions related to Trump, while Trump faced no consequences.

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