Jimmy Kimmel got the heart attack questions and jokes out of the way early in his interview Wednesday with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Sanders said he's feeling great after two stents, and he heaped praise on Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who endorsed him last weekend at a huge rally in Queens."What I like most about her is she is inspiring working people and young people all over this country to get involved in the political process," Sanders told Kimmel on Kimmel Live from Brooklyn. "And if there has ever been a time in
American history where we need millions of people to step up to the plate, take on Trump, and fight for justice, this is that moment."Kimmel noted Wednesday's bizarre House
Republican raid on a closed-door House impeachment deposition and asked Sanders what is going on with congressional Republicans. "I think they're nervous," he said. "I think they're trying to disrupt the process, I think they understand that when you look at the record, you have a president who has tried to obstruct justice with the Mueller Report, you have a president who has used his office unconstitutionally in violation of the Emoluments Clause to enrich himself. How do you — when you have a billion dollars, presumably, why would you use the office of president to make more money?" Throw in the Ukraine-related abuse of office, he said, and "you got a strong case for impeachment, I think the House will impeach him," and he hopes
Senate Republicans allow "for a fair trial."
Kimmel also took a canoe trip down almost-scenic Newtown Creek — the dividing line between Queens and Brooklyn — with Bill Murray, Guillermo, and a bottle of tequila. Watch below.