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.

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

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

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.

Karoline Leavitt was mocked by a Saturday Night Live skit following the release of 20,000 Jeffrey Epstein emails, but the press secretary ignored the attack