The Colbert Report

Stephen Colbert Isn't Giving Up On 'Muffingate' (VIDEO)

David Taintor | November 3, 2011, 11:30AM

Stephen Colbert on Wednesday took on the final chapter of "muffingate," the saga of the Justice Department allegedly spending $16 per muffin at a conference.

"Why would the government spend $16 on a muffin when they can go to Starbucks and get one for $14," Colbert asked.

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Topics: $16 muffin, DOJ, Justice Department, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report

$16 muffin

An Obituary: The $16 Muffin Myth (9/20/11 - 10/28/11)

Ryan J. Reilly | October 28, 2011, 4:00PM

October 28, 2011: The day the muffin myth died.

The $16 muffin myth, 38 days old, had a short but eventful life. Conceived by mistake due to a misreading of incomplete expenditure information from an August 2009 conference at the Capital Hilton in D.C., the $16 muffin was born in a Justice Department Inspector General report on September 20, 2011.

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Topics: $16 muffin, DOJ, DOJ Office Of The Inspector General, Justice Department