Federal prosecutors have determined to not prosecute the “Colbert 9” for unauthorized entry to the U.S. Capitol.
9 members of the employees of “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert” had been arrested June 16 for being within the constructing unlawfully, attempting to tape segments on the Jan. 6 committee’s listening to.
However on Monday, the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the District of Columbia stated it will decline to proceed the prosecutions.
Partially as a result of it concerned the Jan. 6 panel, the case grew to become a trigger celebre for conservatives, as a result of “illegal entry” is the formal cost confronted by most of that day’s rioters who’ve been jailed and prosecuted.
The Colbert-team staffers had been repeatedly advised by the U.S. Capitol Police they needed to have press passes and/or a employees escort contained in the buildings.
“We respect the choice that workplace has made,” the Capitol Police stated in a tersely worded assertion.
