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Stephen Colbert uses NSFW drawing to examine Devin Nunes' conflicts of interest

Erin Jensen
USA TODAY
Stephen Colbert behind his 'Late Show' desk.

During Tuesday's episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert attempted to answer the question on the minds of so many: What is up with Trump and Russia?

The host, in part, blamed the confusion on "really boring spies" and decided to explain the situation with "more exciting spies: the Tom Clancy novels."

"The Commander in Chief is reaching the Breaking Point," Colbert stated, integrating the author's books into his speech as they were tossed to him, "because Trump's administration is Under Fire for a possible Call to Treason, putting us in Clear and Present Danger, Without Remorse, which is why I'm experiencing The Sum of All Fears."

(Note: Colbert's illustration makes this clip NSFW.)

Colbert also brought up someone who might possibly solve the mystery, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, who the late-night host said looked like a "car salesman who really needs you to help him out here." Though, as Colbert pointed out, some believe there are reasons for Nunes to recuse himself from the investigation.

To illustrate Nunes' possible conflicts of interest, he brought out the show's Figure-It-Out-A-Tron, a much less sophisticated problem-solving device than anything you'd see Carrie Mathison use on Homeland. What started out as  an innocent stick figure drawing — which Colbert used to connect Nunes to the Intelligence Committee, Trump's transition team, POTUS' tweets, and the Russia investigation — quickly became NSFW. Take a look in the clip above.