Stephen Colbert says police who arrested his employees ‘were just doing their job’

Late Show host says everyone was calm', and says detention of crew members should not be compared to US Capitol attack

Talkshow host Stephen Colbert on Monday called the recent arrests of seven staffers near the US Capitol unpleasant" but said both his employees and the police officers who detained them were just doing their job".

Everyone was very professional," Colbert added during the monologue of his show Monday, four days after the arrests. Everyone was very calm."