FILE - Stephen Colbert attends as ViacomCBS Inc. rings the opening bell at NASDAQ on Dec. 05, 2019, in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)Lawmakers will demand answers on the arrest of several employees of late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert at the Capitol Thursday when Congress resumes next week, a leading Republican told Fox News.Days after Democrats on the House January 6 Committee called on Rep.
Barry Loudermilk's, R-Ga, to answer questions about a tour he gave the day before the Capitol riot, several people, including CBS employees who work Colbert's late-night program were arrested for unlawful entry to the complex.Late Thursday, the individuals, including "Triumph, the Insult Dog" puppeteer Robert Smigel – a frequent guest of Colbert's -- were not credentialed to be walking around without an escort, a House Republican source told Fox News.
Others arrested included Colbert writer Josh Comers and associate producer Allison Martinez.The group was cleared into the complex by staffers for Rep.
Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., and House January 6 Committee Member Adam Schiff, D-Calif.FILE - Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) speaks during a news conference to introduce legislation on safe gun storage outside the U.S.