Justice Department declines to prosecute Colbert “Late Show” staffers arrested on Capitol Hill
Federal prosecutors declined to prosecute a group associated with Stephen Colbert’s late-night show who were arrested on unlawful entry charges at the Capitol last month, the Capitol Police said Monday. “After a comprehensive review of all of the evidence and the relevant legal authority,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement that it would not move forward with the charges against the nine unidentified staffers.
The group had been filming a “Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog” segment in the Capitol on June 16 when “they were detained by Capitol Police,” according to a statement from the show at the time. The film crew had been authorized to record pre-arranged interviews in the building, the show said, but found themselves in hot water after staying behind after their final interview “to film stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls.
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