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.

Cast member Ashley Padilla's Karoline Leavitt tried to help the president explain his mentions in the sex trafficker's newly-released emails.

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.

During the cold open to 'Saturday Night Live', the longrunning sketch show brutally mocked Donald Trump over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Congressional lawmakers released thousands of pages of emails relating to the former financier earlier this week

Later in the episode, Will Forte returned as MacGruber in a separate sketch, with Powell’s character hilariously positioned as the lone man determined to finally get the Epstein files out to the public. Chloe Fineman stepped in for Kristen Wiig as his exasperated sidekick.

The Epstein files played a prominent role in this episode hosted by Glen Powell, while Will Forte returned to play his fan-favorite character MacGruber.

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.”

President Trump and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt faced a tough line of questioning in tonight's "SNL" cold open.