The U.S. Capitol Police confirmed on Monday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is “declining to prosecute the case” against several staffers from 'The Late Show.'
“The Capitol police were just doing their job, my staff was just doing their job, everyone was very professional, everyone was very calm,” the late-night host said. “My staffers were detained, processed and released. A very unpleasant experience for my staff.”
Colbert also explained that it was a “fairly simple” story — until Fox News got wind of the incident and “started claiming that my puppet squad had committed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building.” “First of all: what? Second of all: huh?” Colbert responded. “Third of all, they weren’t in the Capitol building. Fourth of all and I’m shocked I have to explain the difference, but an insurrection involves interrupting the lawful action of Congress and howling for the blood of elected leaders, all to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. This was first-degree puppetry.” staff in Washington, D.C.
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