‘SNL’ Star James Austin Johnson Breaks Out Trump Impression to React to Conviction | Video

The “Saturday Night Live” cast member took to social media to deliver a riff on the guilty verdict while the show’s on summer break

A man gives a small smile standing in front of a Netflix backdrop in light blue. He wears a hat that reads "JAJ." The man is James Austin Johnson.
File: James Austin Johnson attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Don't Look Up" on Dec. 5, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

“Saturday Night Live” had its season finale on May 18, leaving its cast with no comedic outlet for the jury reaching a guilty verdict for former President Donald Trump on all 34 charges Thursday in a New York court. But no need to fear, comedy fans — James Austin Johnson was cast on “SNL” after going viral for walking down the street and delivering rambling, stream-of-consciousness rants as Trump mixing in pop culture references, and he went back to social media to do just that Thursday afternoon.

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