John Oliver Takes Shots at Own Company’s DC Superhero Movies on ‘Last Week Tonight’

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On Sunday’s edition of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver aimed his ire at President Trump’s Department of Justice that has, under former Attorney General Pam Bondi, designate Attorney General Todd Blanche (Trump’s personal lawyer who’d defended him for concealing hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels) and attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, seemingly transformed into a unit that carries out legal retribution at the behest of Trump.

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