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Republican and Democratic politicians, beware: if you took classified documents, US Attorney General Merrick Garland will find you.
Well, at least he will try.
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off this week with an opening skit that saw Garland, played by Mikey Day, hold a press conference to discuss the federal government’s efforts to recover classified documents from former President Donald Trump, of current President Joe Biden and other politicians.
“Some have said the federal government files too many documents,” Day’s Garland explained. “It got people thinking, ‘Does the recovery of these documents matter?’ To which I reply: “I don’t know, but it’s the law. And I’m the law.”
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Federal Bureau of Intelligence agents, played by Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim and Bowen Yang, stood up to share their findings.
“When I arrived at the home of (former Vice President Mike) Pence in Indiana, I knew immediately that this man needed a friend,” Thompson said. “When he opened the door, he said, ‘You came!’ with a big smile, then he offered to make us pancakes.”
Yang shared her experience searching the home of former President Barack Obama.
“I don’t want to brag, but I was in Barack Obama’s house,” Yang said. “That was really fun. Mr. Obama opened the door and said, ‘Do you sell Girl Scout cookies?’ – which made us all crack.”
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While searching Obama’s residence, Yang said the FBI found more than 100 letters from “Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda begging Obama to see the show.
“Beyoncé called him on his cell phone and he ignored her,” Yang added. “So yeah. Just like, really cool fun time.”
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The sketch ended with Thompson asking Day’s Garland if they’re “going to make sure justice is done” in Memphis, Tennessee too, referencing footage showing five police officers beating Tire Nichols, 29, who died three days later. late. . Day’s Garland replied, “I sincerely hope so.” This was the only “SNL” reference made to the incident during the episode.
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