Episode description

Jon Stewart weighs in on the media’s overblown coverage of Trump’s criminal trial, from sketch-artist interviews to following his motorcade via helicopter, and how the airtime contradicts their stated goal to give him less airtime. Plus, Daily Show alum Jessica Williams surprises us with some joyful benefits of following the Trump trial story. Also, esteemed author, Salman Rushdie speaks with Jon about his memoir, “Knife,” recounting his brush with death, along with the subsequent journey of healing and the fight for free expression currently happening in the United States.

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