Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Rumors That Donald Trump ‘Farts’ in Court

Jimmy Kimmel has savaged Donald Trump over rumors that the former president farts in court.

Trump’s New York criminal trial began last week, with opening statements delivered on Monday. The 77-year-old was indicted in March 2023 for allegedly falsifying business records, supposedly to hide hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 general election.

Daniels—whose real name Stephanie Clifford—said she and the business mogul had a one-night stand in 2006. Trump has refuted Daniels’ claims of an affair and had pled not guilty to the charges. Newsweek has reached out Donald Trump for comment via email.

During Monday night’s installment of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the comedian mocked the Republican politician’s legal struggles, including speculation that Trump passes gas during court proceedings.

Kimmel shared a snippet from the MeidasTouch Network, in which co-founder and Trump critic Ben Meiselas speaks about “credible sources” regarding the defendant’s reported emissions. “What I’m hearing is that, um, take it for what it’s worth, but that Donald Trump is actually farting in the courtroom,” Meiselas said in the clip, originally shared to TikTok over the weekend. Newsweek has as yet been unable to verify this claim.

“Just when you think the insano-meter has topped out, Donald Trump adds farting to his list of atrocities,” Kimmel said in response to the video.

“I mean, we are in uncharted territory,” the 56-year-old added. However, he did leave room for doubt, saying: “We don’t know for sure that Trump was the one farting.”

“It would not be right for me to state that he was,” Kimmel said. “I cannot in good conscience report that Trump was pumping gas like a Barstow Texaco, but I can report, to borrow a phrase he likes to use when spreading rumors, ‘many people were saying Trump was farting in court.'”