S5 E10: Rudy Giuliani, Russel Crowe & West Virginia: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Don Blankenship's Senate Campaign

• Don Blankenship, a former coal company executive who served a year in prison for conspiring to violate federal safety standards following a mine explosion that killed 29 workers, is running for a West Virginia Senate seat. (1m51s)
• Blankenship's campaign ads focus on his claim that he was unfairly targeted by the Obama administration and that he had nothing to do with the mine explosion. (2m53s)
• Blankenship has made controversial statements about Mitch McConnell's father-in-law, James Chao, who is Chinese, referring to him as a "China person" and suggesting that McConnell's connection to Chao is a conflict of interest. (5m6s)
• Don Blankenship, a candidate running against Joe Manchin in West Virginia, is described as making childish attacks and false negative ads. (6m29s)

Rudy Giuliani's Recent Activities

• Rudy Giuliani, recently joining Trump's legal team, contradicted Trump's claims about the Stormy Daniels payment, stating it was not campaign money and Trump repaid it. (8m49s)
• Giuliani's behavior is considered unusual, with commentators expressing shock and drawing comparisons to his demeanor after 9/11. (10m38s)
• Giuliani's first marriage was to his second cousin. (13m8s)
• Giuliani had a weekly radio show where he took calls from constituents and was often abrasive in his responses. (14m0s)
• After leaving his position as mayor, Giuliani wrote a book, gave speeches, launched a consulting firm, and became a partner in a law firm. (17m6s)
• Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign failed to win a single state, costing him approximately $50 million. (18m44s)
• Giuliani later worked as a commentator for a network's edited presentation of the film "Scarface". (19m29s)
• Giuliani served as Trump's cybersecurity advisor despite seemingly lacking experience in the field. (20m8s)

John Oliver and Russell Crowe's Charity

• John Oliver sent items purchased from Russell Crowe's divorce auction to the last Blockbuster video store in Anchorage, Alaska. (24m55s)
• Russell Crowe donated the proceeds from his divorce auction to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to fund research for a chlamydia vaccine for koalas. (26m38s)
• The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital honored John Oliver with a plaque for his contributions. (27m32s)