Double Standard of Justice: Charges Dropped Against Stephen Colbert Staffers Who Illegally Entered Capitol Building

PJ Media ^ | 07/19/2022 | Matt Margolis

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A U.S. Attorney has dropped all charges against nine staffers of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert who were arrested last month for unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol. Some are calling the move a double standard of justice.

“After a comprehensive review of all of the evidence and the relevant legal authority, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has determined that it cannot move forward with misdemeanor charges of unlawful entry against the nine individuals who were arrested on June 16, 2022 at the Longworth Office Building,” the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a statement.

“The individuals, who entered the building on two separate occasions, were invited by Congressional staffers to enter the building in each instance and were never asked to leave by the staffers who invited them, though, members of the group had been told at various points by the U.S. Capitol Police that they were supposed to have an escort.”

The U.S. Attorneys’ office insisted that it wouldn’t have been able to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the Colbert staffers were guilty of unlawful entry because “their escort chose to leave them unattended.”

“We do not believe it is probable that the Office would be able to obtain and sustain convictions on these charges. The defendants no longer will be required to appear for a scheduled hearing in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on July 20, 2022.”

The Capitol Police is reportedly unhappy with the decision because the Colbert staffers had been told on multiple occasions to leave, as they weren’t supposed to be there. Police also believe the decision undercuts law enforcement’s efforts to secure the Capitol complex after the January 6 riot.

Donald Trump called the decision unfair.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

But, their entry was weighed against the very objective test of “intent”.
They may have been there illegally, but their intent was not to interrupt and block to normal operations of our Overlords...errr...Congress.

[GreyFriar]

Surrrrprise, Surrrrprise. hahahaha

[TakebackGOP]

Where are McCarthy and McConnell?

[Colt1851Navy]

They are out tugging each other.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

This was a problem obvious in this case from the start. They were, in fact, specifically invited inside the building with someone authorized to let them in. There is no evidence of coercion or threats, just some complicit, slimy leftist staffer.

There was no way they were going to get a conviction out of that.

[Leep]

I don’t get this?
Sounds like they had permission to be there.
Maybe they arrange it so it look like they were doing something they shouldn’t be doing?
And their real intent was to mock 1/6.
Because they can.

[Leep]

To bad they didn’t shoot Colbert dead.

[No name given]

He’s obnoxious, but I wouldn’t waste bullets on a pompous narcissistic Hellywood entertainer, unless he was actually hurting someone.

[libertylover]

Another example of the gross double-standard.

[antidemoncrat]

This country has had a double standard of justice since Bill Clinton told the country: I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

If a Republican President have told the lies Bill did they would have been tarred and feathered and ran out of town on a rail.

[dfwgator]

Bill Clinton told the country: I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

He wasn't lying, he was referring to Hillary.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

U.S Attorney’s Office for DC - one of the most leftist ones in the country.

[antidemoncrat]

LOL