Stephen Colbert referred to the recent arrests of the crew and members of his production, who were arrested and charged with being in an unauthorized area of a US Capitol building last week. During Monday night’s “Late Show”, Colbert downplayed the arrests as a “very professional” interaction between his staff and the “careful” Capitol police. The host opened the show by asking the audience about their weekends before joking: “Well, I had an interest and some of my staff had an unforgettable one.” Comedian and TV presenter Stephen Colbert referred to the recent arrests of his crew and members of his production in an unauthorized area of a US Capitol building. (“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” / CBS) “The Capitol police just did their job, my staff just did their job, everyone was very professional, everyone was very calm,” the host continued. “My employees were arrested, processed and released. It was a very unpleasant experience for my staff.” TWITTER REACTS TO CAPITOL EXECUTIONS ARRESTED: ‘REBELLION’ On Thursday, a group called the “Colbert Seven” was arrested for entering the Longworth House office building illegally. Among those arrested was Robert Smigel, the puppet of “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog,” a character on CBS’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 16: Actor and comedian Robert Smigel plays Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in the hallways outside the House Selection Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing at the Cannon House office building on May 16. June 2022 in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) “After they finished their interviews, [my staffers] “They did some puppet shows and funny make-up at the last minute in a hallway when Triumph and I were approached and arrested by Capitol police,” Colbert said. THE CAPITOLIAN POLICE OF THE USA ARRESTED STEPEN COLBER ON EXECUTIVES IN THE OFFICE BUILDING WITH A CATEGORY FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY He continued, “Lots of papers for the Capitol police, but a fairly simple story … until the next night, when some people on TV started claiming that my puppet group had stated that it had ‘revolted’ in the US Capitol building. . “ Colbert said his staff were not at the Capitol headquarters and said he was “shocked to have to explain the difference, but that an uprising involved disrupting congressional action and screaming at the blood of elected leaders – all for to prevent the peaceful transfer of power “. CBS presenter “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Stephen Colbert referred to the recent arrests of his crew and members of his production during a show on June 20, 2022. (“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” / CBS) He described the incident as a “first-rate puppet show” and then blamed former President Trump for the Jan. 6 uprising in the capital. Colbert accused reporters covering the story of seeking an excuse to talk about something other than the Jan. 6 hearing, and said that the equivalence with the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 was a “shameful and grotesque insult to everyone.” passed away.” He said he “indecently dishonors the service and courage shown by the Capitol police on that terrible day.” He joked that there might have been a huge conspiracy by his staff to overthrow the government with a rubber rottweiler – a reference to the Triumph the Insult Comic Dog puppet. The officers were arrested after U.S. Capitol police responded to a disturbance call at the Longworth House office building around 8:30 p.m. “The officers who responded observed seven people, unaccompanied and unidentified by Congress, in a corridor on the sixth floor,” police said in a statement. “The building was closed to visitors and these individuals were determined to be part of a team instructed by the USCP to leave the building earlier in the day.” Capitol police said the men were charged with illegal entry. “This is an active criminal investigation and could lead to further criminal prosecution after consulting with the US Attorney,” the USCP added. Earlier in the day, they interviewed members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee, including Representatives Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla, and representative Jake Auchinclos, D-Mass. Seven employees of CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” were arrested at the Longworth House office building last Thursday. (CBS) Sources tell Fox News that an Auchincloss aide let them return Houses, office buildings around 16:00 and remained unattended for several hours. R-Ohio spokesman Jim Jordan and Rodney Davis MP Rodney Davis are now asking Capitol Police for more information on how the group was able to gain access to the House building. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION A CBS spokesman told Fox News last week that “interviews were approved at the Capitol and was predetermined through the assistants of the interviewed members of Congress. ” Fox News’ Lorraine Taylor, Chad Pergram and Paul Best contributed to this report.
