Colbert Ties Falwell Jr.’s Sex Scandal to His Support for Trump: ‘Sounds Like Blackmail’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Now folks ░░░░░░░░ alluded to this next ░░░░░░░░ in the monologue tonight ░░░░░░░░ there s one guy ░░░░░░░░ won t be speaking ░░░░░░░░ the convention and that ░░░░░░░░ Liberty University president Jerry ░░░░░░░░ Jr seen here unzipping ░░░░░░░░ leave room for the ░░░░░░░░ Spirit Falwell spoke in ░░░░░░░░ because he was the ░░░░░░░░ first evangelical leader to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump It turns ░░░░░░░░ they ve got a ░░░░░░░░ more in common than ░░░░░░░░ think You see Falwell ░░░░░░░░ his wife have had ░░░░░░░░ very public feud with ░░░░░░░░ former partner Giancarlo Granda ░░░░░░░░ they went into business ░░░░░░░░ shortly after meeting him ░░░░░░░░ he was working as ░░░░░░░░ hotel pool boy Now ░░░░░░░░ know what you re ░░░░░░░░ and get your mind ░░░░░░░░ of the gutter because ░░░░░░░░ need room for my ░░░░░░░░ down there Because you ░░░░░░░░ absolutely right After years ░░░░░░░░ innuendo over the weekend ░░░░░░░░ revealed his wife had ░░░░░░░░ affair with the pool ░░░░░░░░ and Falwell claimed he ░░░░░░░░ them But Granda denied ░░░░░░░░ the falwells and gave ░░░░░░░░ interesting detail of the ░░░░░░░░ Becki and I developed ░░░░░░░░ intimate relationship and Jerry ░░░░░░░░ watching from the corner ░░░░░░░░ the room Listen I ░░░░░░░░ not here to kink ░░░░░░░░ I believe whatever happens ░░░░░░░░ consenting adults is perfectly ░░░░░░░░ and I believe Jerry ░░░░░░░░ Jr Wants to watch ░░░░░░░░ from the koirn of ░░░░░░░░ corner of the room ░░░░░░░░ I don t dig ░░░░░░░░ hypocrisy While carrying on ░░░░░░░░ this pool boy Falwell ░░░░░░░░ still president of a ░░░░░░░░ whose code of conduct ░░░░░░░░ sexual relations outside of ░░░░░░░░ biblically ordained marriage between ░░░░░░░░ natural born man and ░░░░░░░░ natural born woman are ░░░░░░░░ permissible at Liberty University ░░░░░░░░ they re clearly forgetting ░░░░░░░░ biblical story of Adam ░░░░░░░░ eve and Kevin who ░░░░░░░░ from the free Oh ░░░░░░░░ no leave the fig ░░░░░░░░ on Laughter Polish the ░░░░░░░░ Polish bite it Again ░░░░░░░░ m not looking to ░░░░░░░░ or shame someone else ░░░░░░░░ consenting sexual encounters That ░░░░░░░░ Falwell s job Granda ░░░░░░░░ up his claim with ░░░░░░░░ of evidence including screenshots ░░░░░░░░ a facetime conversation he ░░░░░░░░ with the falwells during ░░░░░░░░ Becki was naked as ░░░░░░░░ two discussed their relationship ░░░░░░░░ Jerry piked from behind ░░░░░░░░ door You know the ░░░░░░░░ saying Every time God ░░░░░░░░ a door he finds ░░░░░░░░ naked Jerry Falwell Jr ░░░░░░░░ the organ Again again ░░░░░░░░ Whatever makes you happy ░░░░░░░░ Facing all of this ░░░░░░░░ yesterday Falwell agreed to ░░░░░░░░ from Liberty University Then ░░░░░░░░ course Come on he ░░░░░░░░ in he s out ░░░░░░░░ s in he s ░░░░░░░░ all the rest of ░░░░░░░░ can do is sit ░░░░░░░░ and watch Laughter Clears ░░░░░░░░ Late last night Falwell ░░░░░░░░ again explaining that the ░░░░░░░░ led to stress weight ░░░░░░░░ and the feeling that ░░░░░░░░ was living on a ░░░░░░░░ coaster Yes specifically the ░░░░░░░░ American thunder You must ░░░░░░░░ this hypocritical to ride ░░░░░░░░ says he s moving ░░░░░░░░ from Liberty University predicting ░░░░░░░░ see a role in ░░░░░░░░ areas I don t ░░░░░░░░ what it is yet ░░░░░░░░ I m not done ░░░░░░░░ happened for a reason ░░░░░░░░ like to think it ░░░░░░░░ because God wanted to ░░░░░░░░ me tell these jokes ░░░░░░░░ would all be a ░░░░░░░░ case of religious and ░░░░░░░░ hypocrisy if it wasn ░░░░░░░░ for one troubling detail ░░░░░░░░ year Michael Cohen claimed ░░░░░░░░ helped bury personal photographs ░░░░░░░░ Jerry Falwell Jr Before ░░░░░░░░ evangelical leader backed Trump ░░░░░░░░ Sounds like blackmail In ░░░░░░░░ here s Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the hand of the ░░░░░░░░ boy and no surprise ░░░░░░░░ is watching We ll ░░░░░░░░ right back with bill