Stephen Colbert laid down rhymes and a history lesson as Button Gwinnett in this epic rap battle. With "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda as John Adams, the late-night host paid awesome tribute to the guy for whom Gwinnett County is named.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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