--- title: Stephen Colbert Skewers Sam Nunberg Over Cable News Takeover description: In the wake of Sam Nunberg's cable news takeover, Stephen Colbert took some time to dissect the former Trump campaign aide's revelations. canonical: https://time.com/5187885/stephen-colbert-sam-nunberg-cable-new-takeover/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-06T17:54:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:10.679Z og:title: Stephen Colbert Revels in Sam Nunberg's Cable News 'Car Chase' og:description: The former Trump campaign aide gave a series of unplugged interviews og:url: https://time.com/5187885/stephen-colbert-sam-nunberg-cable-new-takeover/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc522ea1ed461a462/698929df929fad11c6befd94/screen-shot-2018-03-06-at-12-09-44-pm.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2018-03-06 at 12.09.44 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert Revels in Sam Nunberg's Cable News 'Car Chase' twitter:description: The former Trump campaign aide gave a series of unplugged interviews twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc522ea1ed461a462/698929df929fad11c6befd94/screen-shot-2018-03-06-at-12-09-44-pm.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stephen Colbert Takes a Ride on Former Trump Campaign Aide Sam Nunberg's Cable News 'Car Chase'  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 6, 2018 5:54 PM UTC  CBS  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 6, 2018 5:54 PM UTC In the wake of [Sam Nunberg’s](http://time.com/5186737/sam-nunberg-testify-subpoena-arrest-trump-mueller-russia-probe/) cable news extravaganza, [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/5180905/colbert-on-trump-gun-comments/) took some time out of _The Late Show_ to dissect the former [Trump campaign](http://time.com/5022929/democrats-jeff-sessions-trump-russia-meetings/) aide’s revelations. Nunberg gave a series of unplugged interviews with anchors such as MSNBC’s Katy Tur, CNN’s Jake Tapper and CNN’s Erin Burnett on Monday in which he repeatedly promised to defy a grand jury subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller to testify about the Russia investigation. Nunberg’s takeover was ongoing when it came time to film _The Late Show_, prompting Colbert to weigh in on the matter. “Right before we taped this show, the entire news cycle jumped on the bus to crazy town,” the late-night host explained. “At the wheel, former Trump campaign aide and guy telling the stripper how much he loves his kids, Sam Nunberg.” Colbert went on to quip about the extent of Nunberg’s tirade. “He took over cable news like a car chase. He was on MSNBC at 2:45, CNN at 3:30 and CNN again at 4:00,” he said. “I believe at 5:00, he called into HGTV to incriminate himself on _Flip or Flop_. I’m pretty sure after Mueller gets through with him, it’s gonna be flip.” Nunberg has since told [_The Associated Press_](http://time.com/5187176/sam-nunberg-trump-robert-mueller/) that he will likely cooperate with Mueller in the end. 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