--- title: Stephen Colbert Celebrates After Mueller Charges Manafort description: Stephen Colbert made no attempt to hide his glee after Robert Mueller canonical: https://time.com/5003734/stephen-colbert-on-manafort/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-31T15:58:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:23.229Z og:title: Stephen Colbert Celebrates After Mueller Charges Manafort og:description: "What’s that crime usually called again? I can’t remember, for some treason" og:url: https://time.com/5003734/stephen-colbert-on-manafort/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16f8d99221d942d6/6988deb1cf40a867f9c4979a/stephen-colbert-late-show-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert Celebrates After Mueller Charges Manafort twitter:description: "What’s that crime usually called again? I can’t remember, for some treason" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16f8d99221d942d6/6988deb1cf40a867f9c4979a/stephen-colbert-late-show-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stephen Colbert's So Pumped About Trump's Indictment-Filled Halloween It Feels Like Christmas  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 31, 2017 3:58 PM UTC  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest during Tuesday's September 19, 2017 show. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images) NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest during Tuesday's September 19, 2017 show. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 31, 2017 3:58 PM UTC [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4888768/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-news-program-state-sponsored-propaganda/) made no attempt to hide his glee after Justice Department special counsel [Robert Mueller announced indictments for Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and associate Rick Gates](http://time.com/5002254/paul-manafort-indictment-donald-trump-politics/) on Monday. “This year is going to be super spooky for Donald Trump,” _The Late Show With Stephen Colbert_ host said. “I know it’s almost [Halloween](http://time.com/5002367/celebrity-halloween-costumes-2017/), but it really feels more like Christmas.” Colbert then riffed on [some favorite holiday carols](http://time.com/4587954/mariah-carey-christmas/), like singing “Paul Manafort, Paul Manafort/You’re just the first of many” to the tune of “O Tannenbaum” and declaring “5 years in jail!” as a part of the chorus to “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Colbert couldn’t resist one more pun when talking about Manafort’s charges. “Manafort’s been charged with 12 counts, including conspiracy to launder money, tax fraud and conspiracy against the United States,” he said. “What’s that crime usually called again? 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