James Comey: If You Went Up Those Stairs, You Committed A Crime. You Are Going To Be Found.
Former FBI Director James Comey says it is important to find out why the Capitol building was so poorly defended, and he is confident that every single person who took part in the attack will be arrested by the FBI. You can hear more from James Comey in his new book, "Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust." #Colbert #SavingJustice #JamesComey
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John Baptiste is an absolute monster on that piano. Look at the ease he just rattles off all those jazz licks, amazing player!
He is amazing for sure.
kzhead.info/sun/o9VmgddlpWiMmKM/bejne.html :)
Wish I could be like him
I really love John Baptiste, he's so talented.
When criminals like rapists are convicted, judges usually don't call for _unity_ with their victims.
In the rare case they are convicted and not let off because it would ruin his future ... Which is exactly what a white guy who was caught in the act was left off for
Trump wants to hold…” More Rallies ”… that Trump knows will... " Definitely "... lead to… " More Covid Deaths ”….
The abusive boyfriend does...
Although actually a lot of times rapists ARENT convicted sometimes seemingly bc judges call for unity! Im no legal history expert but just as an example there's been numerous cases in this country where a young girl gets raped and rather than her parents having to face the 'embarrasment' of admitting their child got raped, or the 'embarrasment' of her getting an abortion, they actually marry her off to her rapist! Theres also examples of rapists receiving custody rights to the children they conceived, if thats not judges calling for unity between rapists and victims idk what is
In Middle Ages the poor woman was united with her rapist by marriage, to protect her honor. So Trump will not be indicted because this will affect the honor of republican party ?
I was mesmerised by the pianist at the beginning. His hands are so artistic & they literally danced across the keys, as light as a feather, whilst he was sitting in such a relaxed, almost slouching way. It's as if such incredible music was costing him very little effort. He's very talented.
His name is Jon Batiste. I'd reccommd looking up some of his music.
@@HOTD108_ Thanks, David. I'll look him up. I love the piano, it's such a versatile instrument.
Jim Comey you’re wrong. The only way to heal this country is for Donald Trump to face justice. They never got over Nixon walking away. America needs this and we owe it to the world, too. We made the whole world suffer because of him.
Exactly.
Swift justice. Maybe the major media outets could agree to do bare-bones reports on Rump news.
He has good reasons for thinking it's the wrong thing to do. As he says, Trump would grab the limelight even more, he'd make a spectacle out of it, and he would continue to energize his base. They won't be able to put a former president in jail. It's very, very, unlikely to happen. It's never happened before. He would use the press and trials to revitalize his base. He'd continue to be in the news, especially through his followers at Fox News. He's going to go to trial anyway for crimes committed in New York. Comey does say that it's a difficult call, meaning that there's good reasons to pursue it. So maybe the benefits outweigh the costs. Trump could lose his post-presidential benefits and get banned from running for federal office ever again. He'd lose his $200,000/year pension, $1 million a year travel fund, and taxpayer subsidies to pay for office space and staff. Maybe that's not really a concern for him, given his billions. And he'd still keep secret service protection for life. (source: www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/what-happens-if-trump-is-impeached/77-5e6300cb-5109-41f9-921f-9231da687053)
There's another reason why Trump and his croonies should be prosecuted and punished. Many people voted against Trump not for Biden. The Biden administration can be just another democrat administration and the next time people will vote Republicans again if they don't see somethin' new and refreshing. The Biden administration should show some muscle, they should encourage the Justice department to relentlessly and mercilessly pursue, strike and punish, the traitors to show that in this country there is still justice and accountability. Remember that the sleep of reason generates monsters and Trump wasn't only created by Republicans but also by the Democrats vacuum so the Biden administration should be the change that everyone wants, not only on this subject, especially now that the Senate is exorcised. Otherwise people will be angered, disillusioned and bittered and they will vote for the next liar on an elephant that will enter the city and we will have another 4/8 years of crimes. Can U.S.A. afford another 4/8 of wrongdoings or they should punish Trump to scare all the monster wannabes? The only answer is punishment.
I’m so glad you mentioned that because I’ve brought up that important point myself of how the country suffered heavily for 6 years after Nixon got away with it and really never got over it completely, in fact, some of those same people were involved in this one too.
Does Jon ever hit a wrong note? His fingers are part of the piano
Why would he hit a wrong note? He’s a professional musician
He is so good, he makes wrong notes right.
@@idontknowmuch3441 It was a rhetorical question. Meaning that he is pure brilliance. Many professional musicians hit wrong notes
you dont hit wrong notes, you just get jazzy
That's why the Pixar movie Soul is based on him.. A brilliant movie based on a brilliant man..
"if you went up those stairs, you committed a crime." Dude, these people LITERALLY *beat a cop to death* and were allowed to walk away and go home...
And the retort? "But, but, but, what about ANTIFA AND BLM?" Smh
all on camera Comey is right! Between now and whenever, they have to live knowing any knock on the door could be the end of their freedom, and not an amway salesman
AND.... that BIG ORANGE say WE LOVE YOU....
They also beat a cop with an American flag, if that isn’t a symbol of their hypocrisy I don’t know what is.
@@gorillarawfare1963 Worse, they wore a thin blue line support patch while beating the cop with an American flag.
I feel like I need more of Jon Baptiste, so chilled, so relaxing.
The 80’s helped us get here with the beginning of conservative talk radio.
Yeap, it's been a while in the making. Talk radio and Newt Gingrich are very clear trailblazers for the situation we're currently in.
@@louieberg2942 Please do not forget the bloated gasbag that is Rush Limbaugh. He radicalized my father and his siblings in the ‘90s.
I’m guessing they started not long after the Reagan administration changes FCC standards which allowed for more opinion on TV and radio, right? My dad listened to Rush and O’Reilly for many years but thankfully my mom and us kids, as well as his personal experience, led him away from those voices entirely by ‘05 or 6. His direct experience with national health care in a foreign country as well as doubts down by the Iraq War led to his political conversion. I think the Biden admin will do well by showing as directly as possible that they mean to help all Americans (regardless of whether we think they deserve it or not).
😂😂😂😂
Some cops deliberately let the insurrectionists in and even welcomed them. I'd like to see those cops prosecuted to the full extent of the law, please.
Agreed
... and by letting the rebels into the Capitol, they suddenly made it possible to impeach and drag Donald to court, and made the GOP to implode ...
Trump pulled a half ass deep state. Usually it works from economic/business/white collar crime connections but he made a pseudo one from his own cult of personality and had SOME folks on the inside playing interferance. A part of the legacy of the Trumptards will be: 1. discrediting of populism, 2. discrediting of legitmate concerns of human and child trafficking, 3. discrediting of legitmate concerns of dishonesty and spin in news, 4. discrediting of mature research of shady political dealings and real "conspiracy". By using conflation, disregard for differentiation, hyperbole, conjecture and staunch hyper partisan conspiracy mixed with aspects of, or more like the facade of, real material socio-political issues, a mass of political followers get worked up as an energetic social force to promote the discrediting through their own absurdity. Their orientation is faux populism by hyper partisanship that ignores socio-economic class hierarchies in favor of framing "elites" as anyone against them, especially the opposing political party and broad brush painting them as "communist". The left can have a tendency to do the same with painting everyone as "Nazi", although this is sometimes reasonable and increasingly confusing because the Trump movement has literally had a shocking amount of literal and blatantly open Nazi and White Supremacists actively involved again and again such as 'Identy Evropa', 'Traditionalist Workers Party', 'League of the South' etc, who they were fine rubbing shoulders with. However you wont see most the left painting Ron Paul, John Mccain etc as literal fascists. When I first got interested in politics as a teen in the late 90s I was an evangelical conservative and noticed such conspiritard tactics were used by the American right wing then. One example from the 90s was the well known "Clinton Body Count list" which, although having some legitimate connections to Clinton and interesting and suspicious cases (Clinton probably wacked some liabilities), conflates other obviously unrelated cases such as Danny Casolaros murder, and uses it as a cheap and outlandish partisan hit piece to be deployed by the gullible. It is frustrating since not only does it help discredit some legitmate concern and investigation, it also serves to dumb down people overall and corrode logical thinking by using fallacy as a weapon, but than again, its not only the right that does that...maybe we should elect David Icke next time 😄 I think the raid of the capital building was literally an attempted Coup D'etat of sorts. Why THAT DAY and THAT TIME right when they certifying the electoral ballots? But...since it was such an utter failure on their side (but its not over yet), and with all the dog whistling, I don't know if they can LEGALLY be tried with sedition...maybe The issues with the police not being called out and the Nat Guard being delayed makes me think Trump had folks on the inside that were playing interferance, but you have to be able to prove it, so maybe the long game is the best way if it is still going to be a thing after he leaves office so you can pull them out and convict. Its all a game of 'wack a mole'. There are still folks waiting in the wings. 15,000 National Guard are gonna be at capitol hill on inauguration day, thats the same amount of Nat Guard as at the LA Riots and armed protest have been called for all 50 capitols in the US and DC....so....it aint over yet.
Indeed. They helped murder their fellow.
Amen
Ganna disagree with ya there Comey... he needs to be held accountable, no unity without accountability
Bingo! No Justice! No Peace!
Just a publicity stunt, all because of his book. NOT for a moment would I trust Comey for his views. He's a self-aggrandizing phoney man. For the past 4 years, whenever I saw this man, I mused for what reason he gave us trump in the first place? His letter on opening the bogus inquiry into Hillary's emails, while the people were already voting, put the conman into the WH. Doesn't matter he sent the second letter with a complete & stark rebuttal of all the hypothesis just two or three weeks after the first, he single-handedly derailed her campaign by the critical thousands of votes in the key swing states, and no doubt hundreds of thousands of votes nationally. (And I suppose I underestimate by a lot! ) He was more instrumental in his election than even Steve Bannon. If he had an ounce of decency, he'd stop pretending. At the very least, he put his interests above those of the country : he was looking for a way out of the job (and towards his quiet and happy novel writing retirement) with a bang. At worst, he conspired to get trump elected or did it by infatuation with the influence he yielded... to trump "he's a fine man"... to me he's a failure: as a director of the FBI, he should have known better.
Exactly my comment. We can NOT let Trump off the hook for attacking the Congress. Justice MUST be served.
I wonder if Comey is saying.. Republicans will not accept trumps wrong doing, so why waist time and money . Stop Republicans funding and power. Stopping these rioters, terrorists has to come from stiff punishment. The more you go after their leader the more civic unrest. My hope is the courts dole out swift and severe.
I keep playing this interview over and over just to hear Jean Baptiste play those piano licks with the three T's. There must be an incredible sound system at that studio.
The huge cost of the “clean up” process should be on Trump.
WOULD BE ON BIDEN SIDE
Biden will clean up all right ,all the way to the bank .Trump tried to save you from this corruption and you just blocked him every step he took ,welcome to your new communist country ,you deserve it !!!@
Good luck getting any money out of that shitbag
@@magsk6721 delusions run deep with this one
@@magsk6721 If by communism you mean equality for people and higher rates of happiness then yes, total communism. You've been playing the communism card for decades with every Democratic leader that's come along. Guess what? It's never happened.
How can anyone say the mob need to be arrested and not the one who inspired them?
They have to be areeseted because in their mind, they believe they are untouchable. They believe that good old daddy Donny would get them out of there. Then the rest with any kore than 2 brain cells would see
I agree. The terroristic mob that attacked the capitol was not only inspired by Trump though. It was created, incited, and led by him. That mob was there FOR Trump. He needs to face ultimate consequence for the whole attack.
I do think he has a point in saying they should focus pursuing him on all the criminal activities Trump committed prior to holding the office. It's.... very hard to convict an ex-president for acts they did while in the Oval office. That system SHOULD absolutely be changed so we can pursue the President without allowing him to be above the law, but it would be hard to apply that retrospectively after a reform. Thankfully, Drump committed enough States crime prior to holding the office to put him behind bars for life, and hopefully Sothern District will be successful in their endeavor.
The fact that Trump uses dog whistles and innuendo in stead of saying stuff out loud actually makes it really difficult to nail him down on the incitement. Watch Legal Eagle's video on it, it was interesting, informative and depressing all in one.
@@aohige I agree as well, but it seems a bit risky. If he was to be tried for those prior crimes after the fact, wouldn't he still have a chance to somehow squeeze through? They could easily say its irrelevant perhaps, having been sworn in as president and serving his term, it would seem that it'd give him enough of a cop-out. Im just wondering though, maybe that risk doesn't exist.
"People need to admit their responsibility." No. Wrong. Seditionists need to be arrested, charged, prosecuted and made to serve the maximum punishment provided for by law.
Whether they come forward and turn themselves in OR they're found and dragged away kicking and screaming; they WILL be prosecuted to the fullest extent. And if they're not--its our job to change the leadership in the next cycle.
they should serve the appropriate punishment going for the maximum without context is purely vindictive rather than just mind you the instigators and political figureheads might need an increased severity to discourage other politicians following similar rhetoric and action actions have consequences - that needs to be true for everyone, especially those in power...because power will be abused if actions of those in power do not come with sufficient consequences
Along with the instigators and enablers
Both
Agreed. What's the point of having laws if we refuse to enforce them?
"Stand on the lawn at Mar-a-Largo and yell at cars" - LMAO I love this
Jon Batiste looks like the type of man you want as your best friend..... Dude is chill and smooth. Love his humanity and soul.
Instead of the death penalty, they should no longer be allowed to vote, own firearms nor use the internet for a lifetime after they served their time in prison for sedition.
Just like any other person with a felony.
They should, and can be, be exiled.
@@bazzfromthebackground3696 no other Country would want them.
Lets not take their internet, the internet is kind of essential today
@@bazzfromthebackground3696 You keep em, we Irish dont want them
Jon Batiste is cooler than an arctic iceberg covered in liquid nitrogen ejected into the absolute zero vacuum of interstellar space.
Love your comment. You need to make more of those
Nothing can ever have a temperature of exactly absolute 0. Without active refrigeration, an object in interstellar space can't even get colder than the cosmic microwave radiation, which has a temperature of around 2.7K. Laboratories have created samples with temperatures as low as 500 nanokelvins.
Right? I gotta go see check spotify for his work. Would be nice when im out truckin.
@@jameskuyper James. Please.
That’s pretty cool. Also, James... godamnit man.
Stephen and Jon melting our Brazilian hearts 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
"What about space in an 8 by 5 cell?" I love you Stephen Colbert!
Everyone including the President is accountable. This must be pursued to the end. It's good for the country to impeach Trump.
Would’ve been a hell of a lot better two and a half years ago. Stop patting the Senate on the back for doing the bare minimum.
Good for the world.
@@emilysmith2965 And it is important to remember it was the GOP and just the GOP. They have the deck stacked in their favor and can't win so they decided instead of listen to the people and adjust policy to align with what they are hearing from constituents. They decided that instead they would lie about some imagined fraud lost over and over so then moved to violently trying to just seize power with no regard for the direction the people want the country to move. We need to remember they were okay with the death of their colleagues. We are not truly American in their eyes and should just be grateful they allow us to reside here and take their scraps while thew enact socialism for the unneedy.
"Adults are out there". Donnie and his supporters are adolescents in adult bodies. They are stuck in 7th-grade mentality. Like in lord of the flies the Adults have landed on the island.
It's the perfect way to close out his presidency. I mean for crying out loud, you lose the election so you send an angry mob to the Capitol based on lies about election fraud. Obama would have been kicked out that afternoon.
Kinda naïve to think Trump will just go away if he doesn’t go to jail... just give him a quick trial.
I hear he likes executions. Rushing to get loads done.
But it won't be a quick trial. That's impossible. I believe he thinks Trump poses a bigger threat to the United States if he goes through a big trial.
He is going to be in court frequently after January 20th and not least of all for yet another bankruptcy. Deutsche Bank has now cut off his funds, it seems that post 1945 they dont like the 'optics' of being associated with the far right.
Yes a quick trial maybe ending with a short drop and sudden stop
Let's say everything goes well and he , his family and party go to jail. They get slammed by hundreds of lawsuits from poor hotel building regulations to betraying allied countries to sedition organization to money laundering, weapons sold to hostil countries to USA, and a big etc. and so on. He gets sentenced to a fuckload of whatever and his family too and part of GOP. They will pull an Epstein, all they will report their status as suicide and they will leave the country to ukrain or russia. i would bet my two lungs on this, Epstein isn't dead but he confessing and pointing people would have take down a lot of well known names.
From observing what happened at the Capitol, and as a former soldier in the British Army, I was shocked how easy it was for the rioters to get into the building, the lack of security was astounding. This has damaged America for a long time, let’s hope you guys can get together and show unity, I visited the states many times, a great country and fine people. Come on Yanks! You guys are so much better than this! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
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Comey, I understand that trump is technically in "the club" now, but laws should apply to everyone no matter what. Not bringing down the gavel on trump will only embolden those that will inevitably try to recreate trump's insanity.
Trump broke with every tradition, we should be able to break the tradition for him.
You realize who James Comey is right? He got a way with a lot of bs too... Both sides are so quick to blame one another on the bs they pull. Quit watching this bs, and just worry about the people around you. One side isn't more right than the other.
He'll be brought down by the IRS I guess, without the limelight. That should do.
Agreed! We "might" not be in this mess if he hadnt went MAGA in the first place. He should've listened to his wife! #hypocrite @@evilgrimdude
@@evilgrimdude - Oh, one side is definitely more right than the other. And it’s not the side on the right. One side is lies, and the other side is fighting the lies. Why are you even here, troll? Bet a life!
If trump doesn’t pay -- laws mean nothing. I am scared to death of that.
Well, Trump's never gonna pay. Hasn't paid his whole damn life, only gotten more of the world served to him on a silver platter. The law doesn't work against rich people, it works for them. So Trump's gonna skate like always. He could die of natural causes, no foul play at all, and his cult will say Soros, radical left, BLM and antifa killed him. This country is done if Biden takes the "high road" that was taken in 1865 with all that amnesty B.S. But what can actually be done that is a net positive? I dunno....we'll see I guess. I'm just sick of being reminded of my "place" in this life and I have to have my nose rubbed in the "laws" that folks like Trump and even his own supporters don't have to follow, ALL THE WHILE CALLING THEMSELVES "LAW ABIDING CITIZENS." Fuck that. Folks better take those rose colored "American experiment" shades off. I dread what happens if we keep enabling this shit.
@@BeastNationXIV This is true. If the coming administration puts this under the table and chooses to let it go, America as we know (knew) it, will be no longer.
RICH, white privilege! Same will go for Republicans in office, none of them will be prosecuted, but they definitely should be.
If Trump doesn’t pay and isn’t held accountable then Fascism has won and that’s my primary concern. The consequences of that could be devastating for all people’s in the world.
BeastNation2009 being rich is simply a measure of power. It’s power Trump cares about. Given what’s happened he is loosing that power. Bit by bit. Not as swiftly as he should but it will happen. Let’s face it he is running off to Florida of all places and New York has made it clear he isn’t welcome, his internet media accounts have been frozen, his financial backers are running for hills because he is toxic, his notions of a Trump media channel have been shelved for foreseeable future and 4 years is a long time in politics. Can you imagine anyone wanting the president who presided over this pandemic back after they’ve had time to think clearly for a couple of years wanting him back for a second office. My guess is he is on his way out and he won’t be back. But it’s up to people like yourself to make certain that people like him don’t get voted in. What he stands for is despicable and disgusting. It’s not about Republican economics it’s about Right wing fascism.
"What about space in an eight by five cell?" Best line.
Zinger!
Colbert is the new Nightly News! I love listening to the truth every night
Yes, there IS a "price of admission to unity", it's ACCOUNTABILITY!
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Yes if you climbed the stairs you committed a crime ,Simple.
Only if they were ordered police to disperse. Other than that I think they could technically walk up the stairs because it wouldnt be trespassing just because you walk past a police barricade, thats different than fighting police.
@@whatabouttheearth no. Wrong. Walking past a police barricade without permission is already a crime because the barricade has equal legal powers as those "Police Line Do Not Cross" yellow tapes as long as they are up. You cross that, you're trespassing and you deserved to go to jail.
@@whatabouttheearth . Nice try but no . If you were inside the building , you're f..ked .
@@tanyacasey2265 ok - what if you're at the end of the march to the capitol. See no barricades and walk onto the capitol stairs but don't get within 50 feet of the building? What then?
@@stephenfitzpatrick9189 but what if you were on the stairs outside?
Well said, thank you for your perspective.
I love john batistas music. He is already a legendary musician in my mind.
Jon Baptiste is such a treasure.
I agree
We need to unify against this behavior, and unify in our resolve to remove the threat....we can sing Cumbaya once the threat is removed.
Would love to hear more music from him on this show.
Jones Baptiste is awesome
Lol why does look high though
can we talk about how magic Jon Batiste is on the piano.
Yes indeed
Yes. Magic indeed. I loved watching him. I kept going back to watch his hands it was mesmerizing .
Jon Batiste tickling the ivories is something so simple, so pretty. In these disturbing times, some elegant and jovial music is a brief pleasure.
Yes, he is excellent!
I came to the comments looking for some Jon Batiste appreciation! what an absolute delight to watch and listen to him play, and he seems to radiate positive energy. 🧡
I want Jon batiste to have a pod cast where he just plays music and makes commentary about anything that comes to mind. Would so listen to that
Jon Batiste. Joy every time you're there! Thank you. Love you Stephen, too!
can we just take a moment to appreciate how Jon Batiste seems to be floating in a superior dimension around us where caos does not reign
Exactly bro
Very well said!!!
Or chaos
@@Cloudminster you, sir, are not in the same dimension as Jon Batiste
@@mushroomsandwich7714 correct us nitpicking correct spelling and grammar nerds could never be that cool. It’s an illness☹️
The hypocrisy of these republicans is painful
Why is he giving this traitor a platform? Don’t elevate him.
@@1337billybob Sure, russian troll.
Mmm believe its the other way around, blm was fucking every city up for a couple of months and no one batted an eye, and now this happends and its the end of the world
@@1337billybob For doing his job?? You guys are no different from MAGA supporters.
@Moneypulator1989 . You mean aside from the police beating and arresting people, militias going out and killing people, and unmarked people and vehicles abducting people off the street. The media, Politicians, and even the President commenting and making speeches about it. There is video easily available, that backs this up. Yes, no one batted an eye. That is some revisionist history.
Steven is an excellent interviewer. Great questions!
No, he's a bag of subhuman fecal matter in the shape of a person.
The Chernobyl analogy is so spot on
Trump should be held responsible for the police officer who was murdered.
For all the deaths. He is the President, he rallied his personal militia and told them to go fight hard.
Should be but certainly won’t. Nothing will happen to him. This country is just absolute garbage
Trump wants to hold…” More Rallies ”… that Trump knows will... " Definitely "... lead to… " More Covid Deaths ”….
@@phoanthientu4044 I think the other 4 were insurgents.
Yeah! And everybody who stood behind the blm riots should be hold responsible for the shit show that happend for months on end, right?
I dont agree with Comey, Trump should be prosecuted and justice must be restored.
It has to be done in quiet ways. This is what a narcissist wants so he can turn more people so he can become The Supreme Leader. Sad but true
I say prosecute them all… Definitely including Trump
Trump needs to spend the rest of his days behind bars.
Put Trump and all his debt collectors in one room for a day. If Trump survives, lock him up to have him be responsible for all the COVID deaths. His supporters will thank him because all of his supporters who refused to wear masks should be put in jail. They intentionally committed man slaughter by thinking their freedom is more important than other peoples's lives.
There are ways to bring him to court and deny him the publicity.
Jon Batiste is fire and ice at the same time
"Stay in the lawn at Maralago and yell at cars." 😆
The blind loyalty has been the most surprising and upsetting part of the whole term. A lot of purging is needed.
that's exactly the mindset that got you into that tho.
I don’t think it’s loyalty. Loyalty doesn’t rely on getting something out of the deal. It’s fear. They don’t act out of fear and intimidation. They may even think that serving him will provide a similar cult fan base.
197 BananaRepublicans who voted to allow it is a good start.
Naw, there is an obvious explaination why the Capitol was unprotected: they were ordered not to do anything.
Could be !
To quote a fun meme "Why y’all keep asking where the police at? Y’all ask where Miley’s at when Hannah’s on stage?"
I don't think they were ordered to, I think it was just negligence combined with individual Trump supporters within the police unit who acted on their own accord not because they were told to. Law enforcement has a track record of being much more lenient and laid back with right-leaning groups versus leftist groups. Not only because of political bias but they're generally seen as more peaceful (which is almost definitely because treating people well and treating people bad is a cycle so by repeatedly being nice to right-leaning people they're less violent and by repeatedly being aggressive towards left groups they're more violent) so the police acted out of ignorance and negligence by thinking the protesters would not be violent or do anything wrong just because they were right-leaning. So the security and planning ahead of time for the event was extremely lack luster which is why we saw what we did that day.
You know they can refuse an order
@JJ Rousseaux irony!
Jon Batiste is the coolest person ever. How does he do it? Just so effortlessly smooth!
I’m sickened that STILL…THERE IS NO JUSTICE.
I can't get the picture of police officer being crushed in the door and his painful shrieks and call for help out of my mind. That is haunting me 24/7. How can humans be monsters?
It's in our DNA. Humans are the most vicious animal on the planet. The worst of it is that they enjoy it.
Does anyone know if he is ok?
@@chinookvalley Nope. Sorry. Humans are social animals. We put all of our points into communal living and supporting each other. Paleontologists don't look at weapons when they're looking for our species earliest signs of development, they look at healed bones. We are social, innately compassionate creatures. Get off your edgey bullshit and get a hug.
@@samanthathompson9812 thats the thought I am consumed with....
It was awful to watch. I heard not long after the riot that he was badly injured but alive, haven't heard anything more. One of the problems with events like this is often the people continuing to push are so far back that they have no idea what's happening up the front. One of the other deaths was a woman trampled in pretty much the same circumstances.
What kind of perversion of justice is it when a criminal goes home free for his punishment?
I get it , like when a past ruler is exiled. It's better than making him a martyr.
Republicans like Comey figure it's the -white- right thing to do.
5 commercials?!? 5! That's too many. Even for someone as precious as you, Steve
Love the talent from Jon Batiste...and may I say...he is absolutely beyond delightful to look at.
"He likes attention, therefore we shouldn't take action against him" This isn't some kid eating cheese out of the fridge or stealing his sister's journal, what kind of actions would be required for someone to finally say Trump deserves to be punished, regardless of the time he has left or his potential fanatics responses.
We all know how robust Comey's reasoning and judgement is...
You're not paying attention.... it HAS been said.
This. Comey is a coward
nothing, if this is not criminal enough, NOTHING will be enough. Like Trump said, he could go out and kill someone on 5th Ave and he would get away with it.
I can't even believe anyone would buy the "don't give him attention" bullsh. Charles Manson and his 'family' loved the courtroom spotlight too. So did BTK. And several other serial killers. And mob bosses. Shall I keep going? Is that supposed to be how we decide whether to let MURDEROUS BEASTS walk free or not?
"What about space in an 8x5 cell?" Nailed it, Colbert.
How bout 5x5
@@JadenKaye 6x3, subterranean.
@@xeyex I hear they're pretty nice, give tRump the space blanket as well.
@stephen & Jean Batiste love U guys😍😘💌
Great show as always and LOVE the band!!👏👏 thank you so much for turning me onto a new genre of music 🎶
When Jon hit that last note, I couldn’t help but exclaim, “Yeah, buddy!” at my laptop. You’re the real deal, Jon!
Is there anyone better than Colbert at seamlessly switching between serious and comedic?
I hope Jon wins an Oscar for Soul.
Or at least a Golden Play Button for his YT channel.
Trent reznor did the score for soul not Jon. He did however contribute heavily to the soundtrack and film.
@@blkmtl96 if he's also credited for the film score, odds are he would be part of the nomination
@@blkmtl96 i didn't realize Trent was involved with the soundtrack, he's been doing quite a few soundtracks to my knowledge
@@ladydeathangelica Trent did the new-age, ethereal realm music, while Jon did the jazz, real world music.
John batiest is so charming and talented, want to see more of that creative man, he is such a joy to watch.
Justice must be served. Healing can’t happen until then. This is typical of people in power protecting one another in the name of healing and unity
Why do I want to describe Jon Batiste as a beautiful human being?
Because he *is?*
I know, right? He glows with gentleness and kindness, yet profound sophistication, and such an amazing talent. Awesome human! ❤️
Yup. That's it. The man just glows. For lack of a better way to say it.
He is so beautiful and talented!! Definitely watch “Soul” It is very entertaining and inspiring. 💓
I agree. His work for Soul is amazing. Right in the feels!
Watching Trump walk into and out of a courthouse while being held accountable is VASTLY better than watching him walk into and out of the Kremlin with a huge smile on his face.
Comey's wrong - the country needs to see him pay for it as we all watch. He needs to be held without bond as well.
kzhead.info/sun/o9VmgddlpWiMmKM/bejne.html :)
At 4:41 PM ET today (1/13/21): "Breaking News: President Trump was impeached in a 232-197 vote. Ten Republicans joined Democrats in rebuking the president. He faces a Senate trial next."
Or even moving with those he admires in North Korea, and the Phillipines.
@@bluracer766 yep! He's a flight risk.
I totally agree, turn off the spot lights :-)
2 great Americans here, thank you sirs! We need more of this right now
Jon is truly incredible, he seems to be a master musician.
So much talent.
Truth
For sure
Wow Jon Batiste is so awesome...cool...can the show feature him a bit longer...
“I’m investigating Hilary right before the election” goes no where, but also “don’t investigate trump” he actually incited an insurrection. I wish I could have more respect for Comey.
He is the reason Trump won.
No, the reason Trump won is because the left talked down to the working class and called them racists, bigots, and deplorables while fanning the flames of racial politics and trying to force PC culture on people.
Love the music on this episode. Great beginning
Justice is healing. Justice is unifying.
Banana Republicans want unity to dodge justice and to continue destroying American justice.
Respectfully, I disagree with your opinion about the prosecution of Donald Trump. He needs to be held accountable or it's permission for someone else to do something similar in the future. There have to be consequences that the American people and the world witness.
Absolutrly. Hitler tried to take germany in 23. We all know what happened later
Comey has a good point. The question is how to do it so rump does not get the attention he craves. NY State has the goods on him && very likely rump will spend his days in the Big House.
I agree 100% with you. Also, he's the reason trump was elected if not for his stupid email announcement days before the election.
@@beckv8526 Maybe, maybe not.
@@beckv8526 Tbh I think it's a bit easy to make that the only reason for Trump's win. Almost every more complex turnout is the result of a lot of different reasons and I think that's the case here as well. A lot of Americans felt left behind by globalization etc., Clinton not being really charismatic, Trump offering easy "solutions" for complex problems...I could go on and on. And in the end it was the American peoples' choice, right? It's not like Comey's actions prohibited Clinton from being elected.
I wonder if he's honest with himself over his Hillary's emails interjection just before that 2016 election. That let Trump in the WH door.
what I said in the future
Just because the consequence was bad doesn’t mean that the action itself was nearly as reprehensible. I think the fact that Comey managed to utterly piss off both sides while standing up for his principles is a pretty admirable characteristic. Even if I don’t necessarily agree with his call on the Hillary Clinton issue, I can respect that he wasn’t operating in a way that was self-serving.
Thank u for a levelheaded, tempered interview. I wish there was something done with the email gate but respect he had to go by the book
Don’t agree with Director Comey. Our Chief Seditionist needs to face his consequences.
I’m with you, I don’t understand what he’s rationalizing, it making no sense to say that this man doesn’t deserve consequences for what has happened, if we let him get away with it there will be many more to come and they may be smarter than Tr**p
kzhead.info/sun/o9VmgddlpWiMmKM/bejne.html :)
Comey told everyone six days after Trump was in office what to expect. But he’s Ex FBI and knows more about the Capital takeover than he can admit on reveal. But I don’t think we the public needs to know everything. As it is we talk too damn much on the media
@@AP-fe9hm Comey has proven he is a REPUBLICAN FIRST when he knew how crooked Trump was but still sabotaged Hillary even after he was told by his fellow FBI to not do it! My opinion Comey is a big part of Trump becoming President, as much as Putin was.
Totally agree ,as long as he is kept away from Politics he cant wreck the china shop..no pun intended .
*I have been through those same doors at the capitol. Its air port security times ten and the place is a maze. Those insurrectionists walked right in and knew exactly where to go. HOW* ?
Inside job. Lots of insurrection collusion among law enforcement and Republican members of Congress
@@guitrr -- I don't think there was "lots" of collusion, but clearly there was some. Rep. Mikey Sherrill, a veteran, saw members of Congress and Congressional staffers guiding groups of people through the Capitol the day before the attack in what she called "reconnaissance." This is a building which hasn't had group tours since March, because of COVID-19. One of her own staffers was perturbed enough about these groups to report it, and was told that they weren't just people who wandered in, the only way they could have got in would have been if Congresspeople or staffers let them in. She and a lot of other representatives have demanded documentation of who exactly came in that day and under whose aegis.
And you're the ones calling others conspiracy theorists HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
@@MisterCovek The difference is, we know these theories are just theories and they are being investigated. Trump fanboys believe everything dear leader says as facts no matter how ridiculous and are willing to overthrow democracy for it.
@@teagusmeagus7168 That's why no one ever mentions "mUh RuSsIa" ever. LOL
Accountability IS Essential..!!
Jon is just so damn talented. I can't even.
He writes a book called “saving justice” but is opposed to convicting the president because of the “media circus”. Youre making it really hard to like you James Comey.
Not for me. I'm not a fan and every time he opens his mouth, I'm reminded of why.
Frankly, we *_need_* a *media circus* to remind us of what a *clown* *Drumpf* was. There are times when an _old-fashioned_ *Soviet-Style* _show trial_ is necessary.
When did the left start suckling the FBI
Media and cameras should be barred from the court while t***** is on trial. Simple solution. He MUST face consequences for his behavior, or our laws mean nothing.
@@charlesrovira5707 Except show trials were usually applying trumped up or completely false accusations to the victims they held up as examples...we don't want that. We want a legitimate trial based on real and provable crimes, with legal representation for the defendant.
Jon Baptiste is a National treasure, best part of this show.
Oh kissy kissy lol. His piano playing is fantastic I can't blame you for liking him.
Jon would have been a lot more interesting than Comey too.
* World treasure... fixed it.
Except for you, Stephen. You make a wonderful pair. It's a joy to hear Jon play.
You know, whenever I see Jon Batiste, no matter what is being discussed, I feel happy. What a gift you have Jon, and clearly share it with us all!!
Hugely recommend brilliantly made series about comey
Um, Charles Manson and his 'family' loved the courtroom spotlight too. So did BTK. And several other serial killers. And mob bosses. Shall I keep going? Is that supposed to be how we decide whether to let MURDEROUS BEASTS walk free or not?
Didn't know Charles Manson had the support of half of America that is willing to wage war against the other half.
@@alalalala57 Not half, just the hillbilly fraction of the (less than) half who voted for Trump. If you want to surrender to them, go right ahead, the rest of America is not going to submit to mob rule. Anyway you missed the whole point about Charles Manson.
@@alalalala57lol, they are sorely outnumbered as they would find out should they ever try to start a war. They mistakenly believe that they have all the guns and have the military on their side. It would be tragic and not something i wish to happen, but theyd find out quickly that they are on the wrong side.
@@alalalala57 i think the numbers were like 87% of republicans are not in favor of the riot at the Capitol building
Put Iraq and Afghanistan vets on the porches of the federal and state capitols with MI ABRAMS BRADLEYS FOX 18s AND A HOG OR TWO. They will find out real quick that their bump stock AR15s/BUSHMASTERS/FALS/ETAL are a poor excuse against a prepared military.
Part of the Healing James is holding people accountable.
Comey has already proven to be a poor decision maker in a time of crisis. He's exhibit 1 of the "bureaucratic character" of protecting your ass rather than what's actually right. I listen to him but have no trust in his choices..
Agreed - but a few months ago, I was on the fence also. I did not, and still do not envy Biden or his AG having to make this decision - it will be shit either way most likely. But given the events of the past couple of months, I say deal with the shit and hold them accountable. But these are hard choices. Remember Lincoln, who definitely opposed slavery. He said that "If I can save the Union without freeing a single slave, I will. If I can save the Union by freeing them all, I will."
Sincere condolences to all families ,who have lost family ,in this virus crisis,- words are sometimes not enough.from the uk
Agree - calls for unity should have happened when on top, not on the way down when you’re losing.
I love Jon Batiste - he just radiates those "good vibes" that he talks about. Also, what a virtuoso musician.
I recall when Mr Comey had his press conference days before the 2016 election to speak about the Hilary email investigation and thinking ‘ Why now!’ I just knew then that Trump would win. The email issue seems so petty now in light of all the truely terrible things that Trump, his grifter family and cronies have been up to in the last four years. Mr Comey - why? You so like a good man, but wow did you ever misread the country.
NOW He Has To Live With Assisting A Monster! AND Then Trump FIRED Him For ALL His HELP. 🤔🤦 Disgraceful
Not just that. But opening up on Clinton w/o sharing that they were also investigating T’s campaign’s Russian connections & crimes. Two investigations, but only talk about one. Not ok. We deserved better choices in candidates than having both under investigation, but his choice to only share one & his timing a week before the election was screwed.
"What do u have to lose" asked Trump. I thought back then: A LOT, coz I never understood, what ppl saw in him. All, I saw, was a lying, vulgar con man grifter, who was both too lazy, too ignorant and too stupid to even make it a halfway convincing grift. I never for a second thought, Americans would be dumb enough, gullible enough to fall for his obvious bs, and I knew back then, that if u guys actually did elect him, having ur country run down in the dumps like 1 of his "businesses" would be the least of ur problems. But I never once imagined, that u - and the rest of us, who didnt get a vote - had SO much to lose. It is truly horrifying, made even worse by the fact, that after the horror show of the last 4 years 74 million Americans went out and voted to continue the destruction. I never like Hillary Clinton, but I wouldve voted for her without hesitation in 2016, had I been an American, coz whatever else u might think of her, she is competent, knowledgable and actually wanted to do, what was best for the country, whether u agreed with her, what that was or how to do it, or not. While Trump was always clearly a trainwreck in progress, only out for himself, the stupidest, most incompetent, most unqualified person imaginable, who would be an absolute disaster. And he was. For 3 years he was an absolute disaster, and u guys only survived it, coz times were peaceful, and he took over a fairly healthy economy, and even tho he did his best, even Trump couldnt completely smash the economy of the entire country in 3 years. But the economy was already going down the drain, the country was on fire, and he kept pouring on the gasoline. And then the pandemic hit, and everything got a million times worse. And 74 million Americans voted to continue that. "What do u have to lose". Everything. And the worst, most horrifying part is, that close to half ur country doesnt even realise it. I blame Comey for that very ill advised press conference on the e-mails. But most of all I blame the American voters. American voters brought this on themselves, on their country, on their fellow Americans, and on the rest of us to some degree as well. And the answer of 74 million of them was to try to inflict even more of it on us all. That is something, that I and many, I know, can never forgive. Another Trump term would not just have destroyed the US, the rest of us wouldve been harshly hit as well. And its not over yet. U guys need to clean house, u need to face up to ur problems, admit ur problems. No more of this "best country in the world" bullshit. If u cant admit to ur faults and ur problems, u cant fix them. And u have HUGE problems, and if u dont fix them now, its probably too late.
Hindsight is 2020
@@juliet4093 i c wat u did ther lol
Radioactive stew is right. Great analogy
Thank you
“Until Justice is equal it dose not exist for anyone ! “
Jon Batiste. I gotta say, is a phenomenal pianist.
@Hello Peter how are you doing
@@jennifercapps105 I'm gettin away with it. How about yourself?
@@peterbrown2112 Good thanks i hope we can get to know each other and can you suggest a way we can talk off here if you dont mind
You earn loyalty.. you do not blindly give it..or follow it...just like respect and.integrity...smh
Jon Batiste is good. That opening, him sitting there casually playing piano looking into the camera. Damn.
Stephen talking about death penalty? Damn, that turned dark...
Treason=death penalty....
@@marisol9049 According to Wiki what you said is not quite true. You can be executed for treason but that is not the only punishment, usually you get jail time (no less than 5 years) or a fine (no less than 10K) plus you can't hold public office anymore. The punishment is almost never the death penalty, it seems it's happened only once in US history when a guy tear down a US flag during the civil war (this happened also under martial law) which ironically now destroying a US flag is considered a protected form of speech under the first amendment. More than treason/sedition (up to 20 years of prison time), I think they're more likely to be more severely punished by the death of the police officer which could be charged as first degree murder (you can get life for that kind of crime).
Jon Batiste!! What a legend. Musical genius, style-god and bringer of positive vibes! We need more JB in the world.
As annoyed as I get with cable tv, I could watch this with a whole lot fewer commercial interruptions KZhead.
Jon Batiste! You Are The Man!
Shame on you, James. He needs to be held accountable for his crimes. If he isn’t, it will empower him and those who come after him. This isn’t about spotlight. This is about preserving democracy. Your answer is a cop out and I’m beyond disappointed with your pathetic excuse for letting him off the hook. You are calling for more punishment for the rioters than the instigator.
Just a smidge annoyed in that I’m pretty sure that without Comey’s conduct in October 2016, none of this would have happened because trump would never have been in office in the first place.
October 2015
@@JohnWRoth 2016. Days before the election.
Luann Nelson, I've said the same thing since he announced reopening the investigation into Clinton's emails. I said people were tired of the campaign and that was the last straw. It was against FBI policy and his underlings would have been fired for it. He caused his own problem.
You think drumpf and bannon would have slunk away quietly?
And here he is, pontificating about right and wrong when he should cover his eyes in shame at the consequences of his diabolical actions that got trump elected.
From comedy central to late night. I`ve watched your shows and satire my entire adult life. Thank god your around Mr. Colbert and thank you.
Jean Baptiste is insanely talented.