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  Federal prosecutors decline to charge Colbert crew, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog over Capitol bit

  Federal prosecutors decline to charge Colbert crew, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog over Capitol bit

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  Entertainment Weekly

  The Late Show staffers won't be prosecuted after being arrested at the Capitol

  The U.S. Capitol Police said on Monday that "the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is declining to prosecute the case" against the 'Late Show' staffers.

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  Deadline

  ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Staffers Won’t Be Prosecuted After Arrest At Capitol

  UPDATED: Staffers for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won’t be prosecuted after their arrest last month for unlawful entry at the Capitol. In a statement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. said that they could not move forward with charges because those detained “were invited by Congressional staffers to enter the building in each […]

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  HuffPost

  Stephen Colbert Addresses His Team’s Arrest By U.S. Capitol Police: ‘Just Doing Their Job’

  The "Late Night" team was guilty of "puppetry in the first degree," the host joked.

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  Consequence of Sound

  Stephen Colbert Addresses Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s Capitol Arrest

  Colbert decried critics comparing the arrest of his production crew to the January 6th insurrection as "shameful and grotesque." Stephen Colbert Addresses Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s Capitol Arrest Alex Young

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  The Wrap

  Colbert Mocks Uproar Over Arrested Staffers by Listing History’s Greatest Puppet Crimes (Video)

  Colbert tears apart bad faith claims his show's comedy bit was equivalent to the Jan 6 insurrection

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  Deadline

  ‘The Late Show’: Stephen Colbert Says Capitol Arrests Were “First-Degree Puppetry”

  Stephen Colbert addressed the arrest of several of his Late Show staffers and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, joking that it was “first-degree puppetry” and calling out Fox News for claiming that it was an “insurrection.” It comes after seven people, including Robert Smigel, who is known for being the creator, puppeteer and voice of […]

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  BuzzFeed News

  Seven Crew Members Of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Were Arrested Inside A US Capitol Building

  The production team members were charged with unlawful entry after they were filming a comedy segment for the show inside an office building at the Capitol while it was closed.View Entire Post ›

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  Indiewire

  ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Staffers Arrested at Capitol While Filming Sketch

  It is unknown when the seven were released, though it's presumed they were let go that same evening.

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  Tucker Carlson accuses Stephen Colbert crew of 'insurrection' after they were arrested while filming a comedy segment at the Capitol

  Fox News host Tucker Carlson compared the incident, which led to the arrest of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" staffers, to the January 6 riot.

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