“We do not believe it is probable that the office would be able to obtain and sustain convictions on these charges,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
In a statement, the U.S. attorney’s office for D.C. said that nine members of the show had been invited by congressional staffers into the Longworth House Office Building on June 16 and that an escort left them unattended.
“We do not believe it is probable that the office would be able to obtain and sustain convictions on these charges,” the statement from prosecutors said.Capitol Police had charged the Colbert team members — who had entered the building on two separate occasions — with misdemeanor unlawful entry. Those arrested included the man who voices the Triumph the Insult Comic Dog puppet, who had come to interview members of Congress about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
A representative of the Colbert show did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the decision to drop the charges. A spokesperson for Fox News also did not immediately respond to an inquiry.Capitol Police had initially said members of the group had been asked to leave the building earlier in the day on June 16 but had returned.
In a statement Monday, Capitol Police said members of the group had been warned several times before they entered the Longworth building that they had to remain with a staff escort “and they failed to do so.” The statement added that prosecutors informed them Monday the charges would be dropped. “We respect the decision that office has made,” Capitol Police said.
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