Stephen Colbert gladly took aim at a January 6th defendant whose lawyer cited ‘The Late Show’ as a reason his client could not receive a fair trial.
a Proud Boy; the attorney claimed that his client could not receive a fair trial in Washington, D.C., due to the January 6 hearings and “increased and unquestionably spectacular 24/7 negative press and media coverage”—citing Colbert’s late-night program as a specific example.
“They want to move the trial to some place where the Proud Boys have a better reputation,” Colbert said. “Like 1930s Berlin.”contacted Colbert’s representatives for comment,’” Colbert shared, before pretending to answer’s request for comment: “While this is a very high-profile case, in our justice system, the accused is of course innocent until proven guilty.
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