Stephen Colbert<\/a> on Thursday cheerfully announced on \u201cThe Late Show<\/a>\u201d that there\u2019s a new spring in his step, and not just because the snow melting on New York sidewalks makes him \u201cwant to hop over all that poop\u201d being unthawed after weeks of frigid weather.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAlso because this morning the former Prince Andrew was arrested following revelations in the Epstein files,\u201d he explained<\/a>. \u201cYes, finally, someone, anyone! Let\u2019s hear it! Let\u2019s hear it for British justice, which is better … than American justice because it comes with frilly wigs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While the punch line prompted laughter from his audience, the actual news drew applause.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> was infamously stripped of his formal title<\/a> in the British royal family last year amid mounting questions about his past connection to late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> \u2014 and was arrested Thursday by U.K. authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n President Donald Trump<\/a> has since described the matter as \u201ca shame\u201d<\/a> and \u201cvery sad thing,\u201d telling reporters<\/a> that he himself has been \u201ctotally exonerated\u201d of any potential crimes related to Epstein, pointing to files released by his Justice Department as supposed proof.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cTechnically this arrest isn\u2019t about any charges of pedophilia,\u201d Colbert explained Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n U.K. authorities took him into custody on suspicion of \u201cmisconduct in public office, which is defined as \u2018serious willful abuse or neglect of the power or responsibilities of the public office held,\u2019 which is not only not illegal in the United States, it was Trump\u2019s campaign slogan,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The former prince was notably arrested following the latest release of Epstein files<\/a>, however, which suggest he gave Epstein confidential information<\/a> while the official U.K. trade envoy in 2011 on lucrative investment options in the reconstruction of Afghanistan\u2019s Helmand Province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Colbert went on to share a now-viral image<\/a>, snapped by Reuters photographer Phil Noble, that showed the disgraced former royal looking stupefied and slouching in the back of a car while being driven away from the police station following his arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a classic pose known as the Nosferatu,\u201d he joked about the apparent resemblance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Steve Parsons\/Pool Photo\/Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Colbert eventually moved on from Epstein and mounting calls<\/a> for thorough investigations<\/a> in the U.S., mocking Trump over his inaugural \u201cBoard of Peace<\/a>\u201d address Thursday, where he announced the U.S. will contribute $10 billion<\/a> to his newly formed organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trump shared no further details on where the money is coming from or how it can be spent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Colbert jokingly likened this board to the United Nations<\/a>, \u201cexcept instead of passing binding resolutions, you pass a greasy bag of money to Donald Trump\u201d and pay $1 billion to secure a permanent seat, and he said it thus seems to operate just like a traditional strip club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He explained, \u201cCash only and Donald Trump will never leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Andrew](\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/6998a9e2150000953d01954c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&format=webp)
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