Police have actually jailed a production group for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and charged them with illegal entry at the U.S. Capitol.
The team was comprised of 7 individuals, consisting of Robert Smigel, the guy behind the popular puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and the group was apprehended after recording a funny section in the location on June 16.
“U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) received a call for a disturbance in the Longworth House Office Building,” Capitol Police stated in a declaration to E!News “Responding officers observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway. 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 declaration continued, “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.”
