--- title: Stephen Colbert on Donald Trump Obstruction of Justice VIDEO description: Stephen Colbert gave his take on special counsel Robert Mueller investigating President Trump for possible obstruction of justice. canonical: https://time.com/4821362/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-obstruction-of-justice/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-16T15:13:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:34.465Z og:title: Stephen Colbert Wants an 'Obstruction of Justice League' Movie og:description: Colbert will be played by Hugh Jackman, of course og:url: https://time.com/4821362/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-obstruction-of-justice/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf12d995c99c9c6b6/6988d208fb4eac3e358927ef/screen-shot-2017-06-16-at-10-58-41-am.png?branch=production&width=950&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 950 og:image:height: 534 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2017-06-16 at 10.58.41 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert Wants an 'Obstruction of Justice League' Movie twitter:description: Colbert will be played by Hugh Jackman, of course twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf12d995c99c9c6b6/6988d208fb4eac3e358927ef/screen-shot-2017-06-16-at-10-58-41-am.png?branch=production&width=950&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stephen Colbert Calls for President Trump-Inspired 'Obstruction of Justice League' Movie > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 16, 2017 3:13 PM UTC  CBS  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 16, 2017 3:13 PM UTC In the wake of [special counsel Robert Mueller](http://time.com/4817758/donald-trump-russia-robert-mueller/) expanding the [investigation into Russian meddling](http://time.com/4790880/donald-trump-russia-investigation-michael-flynn-james-comey/) in the 2016 election to include an investigation of President Donald Trump for [obstruction of justice](http://time.com/4821334/president-trump-confirmed-investigation-comey/), Stephen Colbert took some time to crack a few jokes about the growing probe. During the opening monologue of Thursday’s episode of _The Late Show_, the host shared his enthusiasm for a future superhero movie about Trump’s presidency — in which Colbert would be played by Hugh Jackman, of course. “This is a historic moment. The President of the United States is presently under criminal investigation. When the movie comes out, this will definitely be in it,” he said. “To find out what happened, \[Mueller’s\] put together what’s been described as an all-star legal team. 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