{"id":1562056,"date":"2022-07-20T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1562056"},"modified":"2022-07-20T06:35:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:35:01","slug":"stephen-colberts-crew-wont-be-prosecuted-after-being-arrested-at-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colberts-crew-wont-be-prosecuted-after-being-arrested-at-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert\u2019s Crew Won\u2019t Be Prosecuted after Being Arrested at Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-colberts-crew-wont-be-prosecuted-after-being-arrested-at-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1562056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in D.C. has declined to prosecute the production team of \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d one month after they were arrested and charged with unlawful entry at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>The entirely predictable outcome was announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement provided by the Attorney\u2019s Office, charges were dropped because Colbert\u2019s crew was allegedly \u201cnever <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/3564837-late-show-staffers-arrested-at-capitol-wont-be-prosecuted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> to leave by the staffers who invited them\u201d even as Capitol police advised them that they would need an escort at all times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Office would be required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that these invited guests were guilty of the crime of unlawful entry because their escort chose to leave them unattended,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not believe it is probable that the Office would be able to obtain and sustain convictions on these charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statements by the U.S. Capitol Police and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Columbia on the declination of prosecution against the members of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert who had been arrested last month for alleged unlawful entry at the U.S. Capitol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GAdlcwOxLq\">pic.twitter.com\/GAdlcwOxLq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JerryDunleavy\/status\/1549159506210340865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tucker-carlson-accuses-stephen-colberts-crew-of-insurrection-following-arrests-for-illegal-entry-to-capitol-complex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson Joking Accuses Stephen Colbert\u2019s Crew Of \u2018Insurrection\u2019 Following Arrests For Illegal Entry To Capitol Complex<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Stephen Colbert\u2019s Staff Won\u2019t Face Punishment After Capitol Arrests<\/h3>\n<p>The staff from Stephen Colbert\u2019s show were reportedly filming final interviews and comedy segments earlier in the day on June 16th, but were escorted out of the area by police for not having the proper credentials.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>They were later spotted taking pictures and videos around the offices of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO).<\/p>\n<p>Nine individuals were arrested and charged with illegal entry near Boebert\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why would the government prosecute one of its chief propaganda outlets?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oscar the cat (@ScottWGerber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottWGerber\/status\/1549156913908178945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The statement from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office is remarkable in that it explains the crew was initially invited by congressional staffers but never expressly directed to leave and eventually wandered about unescorted.<\/p>\n<p>Which would seem to now provide a suitable defense for any January 6 defendant who wasn\u2019t expressly asked to leave the Capitol during the riot in 2021. Right?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I trust the same decline to prosecute will be applied to the Jan 6 folks who are only facing trespassing charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 William Kolb (@KolbBill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KolbBill\/status\/1549157475126980608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tucker-carlson-brags-about-fox-news-refusing-to-air-democrats-january-6-deranged-lecture-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson Brags About Fox News Refusing To Air Democrats\u2019 January 6 \u2018Deranged Lecture\u2019 Live<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Capitol Police \u2018Respect\u2019 the Decision<\/h3>\n<p>The Capitol Police released their own statement saying they \u201crespect\u201d the decision by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office not to prosecute the staff of Stephen Colbert\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>The release states that the staffers \u201chad been told several times\u201d about needing to remain with an escort as they entered Congressional buildings \u201cand they failed to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, they write, \u201cWe respect the decision that office has made.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Do you respect the decision to lock up a 69yo grandmother with cancer because she walked into the Capitol for 5 minutes, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitolPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CapitolPolice<\/a>? And likely was invited in?<\/p>\n<p>Justice isn\u2019t blind.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julia \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Jules31415) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jules31415\/status\/1549154884490039301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They didn\u2019t send officers to testify before any congressional committees, tears welling up in their eyes over how traumatizing the Colbert team\u2019s unlawful entry into the Capitol was and how it gave them nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>As they did with the select committee hearings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nearly a year after Jan. 6, the psychological wounds of the attack have not healed for Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell or his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey see me cry. They cry with me. They see me in pain,\u201d he told NPR. \u201cThis whole year has been horrific.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A2MRjuUl2M\">https:\/\/t.co\/A2MRjuUl2M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NPR (@NPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPR\/status\/1476564391034241037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The decision not to follow through on the Capitol arrests of Stephen Colbert\u2019s staff is not surprising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe odds of any of this sticking are slim to none, however,\u201d The Political Insider reported <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tucker-carlson-accuses-stephen-colberts-crew-of-insurrection-following-arrests-for-illegal-entry-to-capitol-complex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following the news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News host Tucker Carlson had joked that the entire incident was evidence that Colbert\u2019s crew had \u201ccommitted insurrection at the United States Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stephen Colbert\u2019s producers just committed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8lHkIcCYld\">pic.twitter.com\/8lHkIcCYld<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1537963430358884353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s okay to do as you please at the Capitol as long as you\u2019re a member of an elite Hollywood staff, it would seem.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert, shortly after the arrests, defended his crew saying <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/3530555-colbert-defends-staffers-after-capitol-arrest-high-jinks-with-intent-to-goof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they were guilty<\/a> of little more than \u201chijinks with intent to goof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One has to wonder if a camera crew following Boebert\u2019s staffers suddenly decided to wander around the complex unescorted despite being told several times about the rules would have had charges dropped and been able to laugh it off as \u201chijinks.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in D.C. has declined to prosecute the production team of \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d one month after they were arrested and charged with unlawful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1574588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1562056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1562056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1574588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1562056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1562056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1562056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}