US Capitol Police said in a Friday statement that at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, officers "observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway" in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
"The building was closed to visitors, and these individuals were determined to be a part of a group that had been directed by the USCP to leave the building earlier in the day," the statement said.
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Capitol Police said the people were charged with unlawful entry, adding that the matter is weighed "an active criminal investigation" and that it "may result in additional criminal charges after consultation with the U.S. Attorney."
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CBS said in a statement that its crew was onsite at the Capitol on Wednesday and Thursday as it filmed a segment featuring "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog," a puppet by comedian Robert Smigel. CBS said that its production team's interviews with members of Congress had been "authorized and pre-arranged."
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The network said that after the interviews had concluded on Thursday, the production team "stayed to film stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls when they were detained by Capitol Police."
The incident, which comes as the House committee probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol holds public hearings, was used by prominent right-wing media stars to attack the bipartisan probe.
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On Fox News, the channel's prime-time hosts used the development to tie Democrats to the security violation.
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Most of the attacks focused on Rep. Adam Schiff, who has been the 'top villain' in recent years, literally calling for the impeachment of President Trump at every turn, even when the information - like Russia collusion - was fabricated by the Clinton camp. The California Democrat, a member of the January 6 Witch Hunt committee and chair of the House Intelligence panel, took part in an interview with the Colbert crew Thursday morning at around 10 a.m., an aide to his office told CNN. Schiff's interview with the Colbert team was many hours before the crew was detained and it is suspected he instructed his staff to guide the crew to McCarthy's office and that of firebrand GOP Representative, Lauren Boebert.
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While Fox News reporter Chad Pergram tweeted that it was someone other than a member of Schiff's office who let the crew into the Longworth Building later in the day, the network repeatedly attacked the congressman, with hosts telling their millions of viewers he had played a crucial role in the matter.
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Fox News host Jesse Watters ran a chyron, for instance, Friday that declared, "SCHIFF IMPLICATED IN CAPITAL BREACH."
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Later, Tucker Carlson, who has repeatedly disparaged the claim that an insurrection took place on January 6 and embraced conspiracy theories about the events of that day, asserted that the crew had "committed insurrection."
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