The night’s most-surprising Epstein riff tagged in host Glen Powell and returning “SNL” veteran Will Forte. As MacGruber, a riff on the equal parts cheesy and crafty ’80s television hero MacGyver, Forte attempted to diffuse a ticking time bomb while being distracted by the possible release of the Epstein files.

Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) trying his best to deflect from Jeffrey Epstein, as the focus has turned on a vote next week to compel the release of Justice Department files on the convicted sexual predator.

In the latest "SNL" cold open, James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump weighed in on the release of a trove of Jeffrey Epstein emails.

Saturday Night Live mocked the Trump administration ’s ongoing attempts to downplay the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in a cold open sketch featuring the president denying he ever really knew Epstein just before offering to sell the Epstein files for $800 as a “stocking stuffer.”

Glen Powell served as the final host of November alongside musical guest (and recent Grammy nominee) Olivia Dean.

During the cold open of 'SNL,' James Austin Johnson's President Trump discussed the newly-released Epstein emails.

In an SNL episode teeming with jokes about the released Epstein emails, alum Will Forte reprised his MacGruber character on the wrong side of the law.

President Donald Trump is coming to grips with his impending loss on the Jeffrey Epstein files and a rare moment of tenuous control over the House GOP.