Stephen Colbert Explains Why Trump's Firing Of Comey Isn't Really Like 'The Godfather'

President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey has been likened to a classic scene from “The Godfather .”

Following Comey’s dismissal on Tuesday, one senior intelligence official told NBC News that the “thuggish” and “humiliating” way in which his termination was carried out was like a “horse head in the bed .”

It was “designed to send a message,” the official added.

But on Friday’s “Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert explained why the comparison wasn’t actually that accurate and it’s all to do with one of Godfather Don Corleone’s favorite personality traits: respect.

Find out the reason in the clip above.