Mr. Colbert downplayed the incident and claimed his staff was just guilty of “first-degree puppetry.”
Tim Hysom let Stephen Colbert staffers into House office building, Republicans say
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Mr. Colbert said the crew shot for two days at the House buildings, emphasizing that they were located “across the street from the Capitol building,” and the staffers went through security clearances and were invited into the offices of the members of Congress for interviews
Stephen Colbert says staffers arrested for trespassing at Capitol guilty of 'first-degree puppetry'
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