After a partial release of the Epstein files by Congress this week, Jimmy Kimmel opened Wednesday’s (September 3) edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! by sharing his thoughts on Donald Trump‘s involvement in all things “Hurricane Epstein.”

“As you probably know, Republicans forced an early recess over the summer to avoid having to vote on whether to release the Epstein files, which many of them do not want to do because it would upset Orange Julius Caesar bigly,” Kimmel said, referencing the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the files related to his case.

“They kicked the can in the hopes that, I don’t know, we’d be hit by a tidal wave or something. It would wash away, but it didn’t wash away,” the late-night host continued. “So, they tried another dumb idea. Again, this time the House oversight committee released some of the Epstein files, the majority of which had already been released.”

However, one new piece of information included in the newly released files was a minute of video footage from outside Epstein’s cell on the night he died, footage which had previously been edited out.

“Somehow, this footage got re-edited more times than the Zack Snyder Justice League cut,” Kimmel quipped. “And it’s a big problem for Trump, because the push to release the names isn’t just coming from the left. This is a bipartisan effort. It’s coming from inside the House.”

However, many Republicans are still pushing back against releasing the complete files, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, who, as Kimmel pointed out, said it would be “dangerously irresponsible” to do that. “The people who are trying to eliminate the measles vaccine believe it would be dangerously irresponsible to release these files,” the comedian stated.

Later in the monologue, Kimmel noted how Trump continues to complain that “the Epstein hoax” won’t go away. “Listen, I have an idea of how you can get people to stop talking about releasing the Epstein files. Release the Epstein files. What is he hiding?” the host said.

“There has to be something in there about him. I can’t imagine him doing this because he cares about anyone else. This Epstein list, it’s the first time Trump didn’t want his name on something,” Kimmel continued. “There’s a lot of speculation, naturally, including from the writer Michael Wolff, who wrote a bunch of books about Trump. Wolff floated the possibility that Trump may have had Epstein killed himself.”

“Which, listen, I know he’s done a lot of things, bad things, but I don’t think Donald Trump ordered a hit on Jeffrey Epstein. And the reason I don’t think he ordered a hit is because if he did, he wouldn’t be able to shut up about it,” Kimmel joked before mimicking Trump, saying, “‘He was not a good guy, he’s a bad guy, and now thanks to your favorite President, he’s gone. I had him rubbed out.’”

You can watch Kimmel’s full opening monologue in the video above and let us know your thoughts below.