After reportedly unlawfully entering a U.S. building, Capitol Police detained a number of CBS “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” personnel. On Thursday night, the House of Representatives office building.
According to reports, the group of seven persons were detained in the Longworth House Office Building after being removed out of a committee meeting on Jan. 6 because they did not have valid press credentials.
The same gang reappeared later on Thursday night after the Capitol complex was closed to the public, reportedly filming and photographing two Republican members of Congress, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado)
Seven people connected to Stephen Colbert’s program were detained, according to a top source in the US House of Representatives.
The trio was accused with illegally entering House office buildings after hours while alone.
The team from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert filed for press credentials for the Jan. 6 hearing, but they were denied by the House Radio/TV Gallery because they are not deemed news. The Radio/TV Correspondents Association, which generally handles credentials, was not contacted about the problem.
Members of the press who wish to attend the Committee hearings on January 6 will need a special overlay in addition to a standard Capitol Hill press pass.
If they had been invited, members of Colbert’s crew might have been in the House office buildings. Members of the Jan. 6 Committee, including Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., were interviewed by Colbert’s crew earlier on Thursday. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida They also spoke with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts.
Members of Colbert’s team were escorted out of the House office building when Capitol Police noticed them in the Jan. 6 Committee area.
They were eventually let back inside the Longworth House Office Building about 4 p.m. They were left unsupervised for several hours by an attendant to Auchincloss. According to sources, the assistant thought the group needed to conduct additional interviews.
The US Capitol Police stated in a statement that around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, they got a complaint for a disturbance in the Longworth House Office Building and that more charges might be made.
Colbert’s show was a replay on Friday night, and he has not publicly remarked on the arrests.