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Stephen Colbert turned to the recent arrests of his crew and members of the production, who were captured and accused of being in an unauthorized area of the US Capitol building last week.
During the Late Show on Monday night, Colbert downplayed the arrests as “very professional” interaction between his staff and “cautious” Capitol police officers.
The host opened the show by asking the audience about their weekends before joking, “Well, I had an interesting one, and some of my staff had a memorable one.”
Comedian and TV presenter Stephen Colbert addressed the recent arrests of his team and members of the production in an unauthorized area of the US Capitol building. (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / CBS)
“The Capitol police were just doing their job, my staff was just doing their job, everyone was very professional, everyone was very calm,” she continued. “My employees were detained, treated and released. A very unpleasant experience for my staff.”
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On Thursday, a group called Colbert Seven was arrested for illegally entering the Longworth House office building.
Among those arrested was Robert Smigell, the puppet master of “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog,” a character on CBS’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
WASHINGTON, CO June 16, 2022 Washington. (Photo of Chomodeville Chip / Getty Images)
“Once they finished their interviews, [my staffers] they were doing a last-minute puppet show and playful make-up in a corridor when Triumph and my men were approached and detained by Capitol police, ”Colbert said.
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He continued: “Many documents about the Capitol police, but a very simple story… until the next night, when several of the TV people started claiming that my puppet squad quoted” committed an uprising “in the US Capitol building.”
Colbert said his staff was not in the Capitol’s main building and said he was “shocked to have to explain the difference, but an uprising involved violating congressional law and howling for the blood of elected leaders – all to prevent peaceful transfer of power. “
CBS Late Show with Stephen Colbert host Stephen Colbert addressed the recent arrests of his crew and production members during a broadcast on June 20, 2022 (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / CBS).
He described the incident as a “puppet of the first degree”, then blamed former President Trump for the January 6 uprising in the capital.
Colbert accused reporters covering the story of apologizing for talking about something other than the Jan. 6 hearings, and said drawing the equivalent of the rebels storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 was “a shameful and grotesque insult to the memory of anyone who died.” “
He said it “indecently belittles the service and courage shown by Capitol police on this terrible day.” He joked that there may have been a huge conspiracy by his officials to overthrow the government with a rubber Rottweiler, a reference to the Triumph the Insult Comic Dog doll.
Officials were arrested after U.S. Capitol police responded to a riot call at the Longworth House office building around 8:30 p.m.
“Respondents observed seven people, unaccompanied and without congressional credentials, in a corridor on the sixth floor,” a police statement said. “The building was closed to visitors and these individuals were identified as part of a group that was directed by the USCP to leave the building earlier in the day.
Capitol police say the individuals have been charged with illegal entry. “This is an active criminal investigation and may lead to additional criminal charges after consultation with the US Attorney,” the USCP added.
Earlier in the day, they interviewed committee members on Jan. 6, including Representative Adam Schiff, D-California, Representative Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla, and Representative Jake Auchinklos, D-Mass.
Seven CBS employees “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” were arrested at the Longworth House office building last Thursday. (CBS)
Sources told Fox News that an Auchincloss assistant had put them back in Home office buildings around 16:00 and were left unattended for several hours.
Representative Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and representative Rodney Davis, R-Ill., Are now asking Capitol police for more information on how the group was able to gain access to the House building.
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A CBS spokesman told Fox News last week that “Capitol interviews were allowed and agreed in advance through the members of Congress of the interviewed members. ”
Lorraine Taylor, Chad Pergram and Paul Best of Fox News contributed to this report.
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