Why Jimmy Kimmel Is Demanding to Testify at Trump Trial

Jimmy Kimmel just made history. On Thursday, the late-night host was as surprised as anyone else when his name was brought up during Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial, which had him feeling “very excited, I’m very proud, I’m exhilarated even,” as he told Thursday’s audience.

“From here on, we aren’t just following the Donald Trump drama in New York, we are part of it now,” said Kimmel of his unexpected name check. “We are part of the official record of The People vs. Donald Trump.”

Kimmel explained that Thursday’s biggest “surprise bombshell, at least for us, was when prosecutors entered into evidence a series of text messages about our show.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.