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The show was authorized to shoot in Congress but were detained after they were found “unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway,” ...

After leaving the members’ offices on their last interview of the day, the production team stayed to film stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls when they were detained by Capitol Police.” “On Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was on-site at the Capitol with a production team to record interviews for a comedy segment on behalf of ‘The Late Show.’ Their interviews at the Capitol were authorized and pre-arranged through Congressional aides of the members interviewed. They were charged with Unlawful Entry. This is an active criminal investigation, and may result in additional criminal charges after consultation with the U.S. Attorney.” It is unknown when the seven were released though it’s presumed they were let go that same evening.

A camera crew for Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" was given unlawful access to the Congressional offices by California Democrat Adam Schiff, House Republicans ...

Fox News host Tucker Carlson noted many of those who stormed the Capitol that day had themselves been charged with unlawful entry, and are now facing serious jail time. Did Stephen fund this? Did they go in?

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and other production crew from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert were arrested while filming at the U.S. Capitol.

After leaving the members' offices on their last interview of the day, the production team stayed to film stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls when they were detained by Capitol Police." We'll keep you updated should the case against "The Late Show" and Triumph go to trial. Triumph is clearly the ringleader, and I feel sorry for Smigel or whoever it is that has their hand up Triumph's butt at any given time. They were charged with Unlawful Entry. This is an active criminal investigation, and may result in additional criminal charges after consultation with the U.S. Attorney." It's as if Triumph's catchphrase entered their heads as they arrested creator Robert Smigel and eight other crew members, who were shooting a comedy segment for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," featuring the cigar-chomping puppet. According to the statement:

The Capitol Police said Friday that they had arrested seven people in a hallway of the Capitol Building on Thursday night, at a time when the building was ...

Smigel is a former writer for Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and his puppet is an irreverent, cigar-chomping dog who sometimes roams the halls of American power. CBS said that Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the puppet that Smigel has voiced for years, had been at the Capitol on Thursday with a production team when they were detained by police. “Hey, Mitt!” he said. “It’s exactly like what happened on Jan 6, so we’ll take a close look at what the punishments are,” he said. Smigel, the comedian who plays Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, could not be reached for comment Friday night. The people had been told to leave the building earlier in the day, police said.

U.S. Capitol Police arrested seven staffers from the production team for CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" who were filming a comic segment with a ...

"Responding officers observed seven individuals, unescorted and without congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway," the statement continued. "They were charged with unlawful entry," according to the statement. Politico confirmed that the seven individuals were staff members with the show.

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– The precedent is in place." "It is likely that some members of Stephen Colbert's team will be held in solitary confinement for a year and a half without being charged," Carlson said, per Newsweek. "Because this is an insurrection. US Capitol Police told Insider that the building was closed to visitors, and the crew was part of a group told to leave the building earlier in the day.

Members of a production team for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" were arrested by US Capitol Police in a congressional office building Thursday night ...

"Their interviews at the Capitol were authorized and pre-arranged through Congressional aides of the members interviewed," CBS said. CBS confirmed in a statement to CNN that on Wednesday and Thursday "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was on-site at the Capitol with a production team to record interviews for a comedy segment on behalf of" the show. "The building was closed to visitors, and these individuals were determined to be a part of a group that had been directed by the USCP to leave the building earlier in the day," the statement continued.

The 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' staffers were detained while filming after hours for a comedy segment this week, CBS confirmed in a statement.

(U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.) Fox News reported that those detained were charged with illegal entry to House office buildings and that the production had been filming outside the offices of Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). CBS did not confirm the number, names or specific filming locations of those detained. According to the network’s statement, the “Late Show” staffers were on Capitol Hill Wednesday and Thursday, amid the ongoing House Select Committee hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection, to record “authorized and pre-arranged” interviews with members of Congress. It was after completing those interviews that the production team remained on-site to film and was detained.

US Capitol Police said on Friday that officers arrested a group of unauthorised people in a congressional office building on Thursday night and charged them ...

“Responding officers observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway,” the agency said in a statement. A senior House source provided the network with a list of nine people who were stopped by officers. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.

The production team members were charged with unlawful entry after they were filming a comedy segment for the show inside the Capitol building while it was ...

They have been charged with unlawful entry and may face additional charges as the investigation continues, police said. Smigel has been covering the ongoing public hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Seven production members filming a comedy segment for CBS' The Late Show With Stephen Colbert inside the US Capitol building were arrested on Thursday night, police said Friday. The production team of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog — a puppet voiced by comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer Robert Smigel — were at the Capitol on Wednesday and Thursday to record interviews with members of Congress for their segment, CBS said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. The production team members were charged with unlawful entry after they were filming a comedy segment for the show inside the Capitol building while it was closed. Seven Crew Members Of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Were Arrested Inside The US Capitol

Fox News reported that those detained were charged with illegal entry to House office buildings and that the production had been filming outside the offices of ...

(U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.) According to the network’s statement, the “Late Show” staffers were on Capitol Hill Wednesday and Thursday, amid the ongoing House Select Committee hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection, to record “authorized and prearranged” interviews with members of Congress. It was after completing those interviews that the production team remained on-site to film and was detained. Members of the production team behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a regular segment on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” were detained by Capitol Police this week while filming “stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls” of Congress, CBS, which airs the late-night talk show, confirmed Friday in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.