The “Late Show” team will not be punished for the incident at the US Capitol.

nine employees working The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will not be held responsible for the June incident at the US Capitol that led to trespassing allegations.

“After a thorough review of all evidence and appropriate legal authority, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has determined that it cannot proceed with wrongdoing charges against the nine individuals who were arrested on June 16, 2022.” at the Longworth Office Building,” the District of Columbia Attorney’s Office said in a statement Monday.

The US Capitol Police added in a statement: “The US Capitol Police was recently notified that the District of Columbia Attorney’s Office is refusing to prosecute the case. We respect the decision made by the office.” the hollywood reporter Reached late show for comments.

The group was arrested on June 16 while filming a scene involving Triumph the Insult, a comic dog played by actor and writer Robert Smigel. According to late showTriumph conducted interviews for the show that were “authorized and pre-scheduled by interviewees’ Congressional supporters” on June 15 and 16. Today, a production crew remained in the halls to film monologues and other comedy endings”, at which point “they were arrested by the Capitol Police”. late show It was indicated in the statement released in June.

In its statement on the withdrawal of the charges, the Capitol Police said officers “arrested nine people on trespass charges because members of the group were told multiple times before entering Congressional buildings that they had to remain inside the buildings.” with an escort of officials. And they couldn’t do that.”

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia says that congressional officials who initially invited the TV crew never asked them to leave, although the U.S. Capitol Police alerted the group that they needed a guard. “The office is obligated to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that these guests were guilty of the crime of trespassing because their escort chose to leave them unattended,” the office statement continued. “We do not believe the office can obtain and maintain a conviction on these charges.”

Employees were arrested in June at the Longworth House office building around 8:30 pm after the building was closed to visitors. nine employees for this late show The detainees will not have to appear in court later this month.