Several staffers and performers for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — including Robert Smigel, who plays the foul-mouthed puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog — were arrested in Washington D.C. on Thursday and charged with unlawful entry at the U.S. Capitol Building.
According to a statement by Capitol Police to Entertainment Weekly, officers “observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway.
In their own statement, CBS told EW that Triumph and the team from The Late Show were “authorized and pre-arranged through Congressional aides of the members interviewed.”
According to the Capitol Police’s statement, an investigation into the incident continues and “may result in additional criminal charges after consultation with the U.S. Attorney.”