Stephen Colbert said Monday that the indictments in the Russia probe are like an early Christmas.

“This year is going to be super spooky for Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE,” Colbert said of the indictments of Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Richard Gates, which were announced yesterday. “I know it’s almost Halloween, but it really feels more like Christmas.”

“Manafort’s been charged with 12 counts, including conspiracy to launder money, tax fraud and conspiracy against the United States,” Colbert said. “What’s that crime usually called again? I can’t remember, for some treason.”

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{monads}The indictment included 12 counts total, with 9 counts against Manafort.

Colbert also joked about the details in the indictment that showed Manafort spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury items, including cars, clothing and antique rugs.

“Prosecuters think he might be a flight risk,” Colbert said. “The evidence? They’ve asked that Manafort’s bail be set at $10 million. That’s a lot of rugs.”

Colbert also weighed in on the document unsealed yesterday that showed former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians during the campaign. Colbert called the White House insistence that the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia, “fake news.”

“The details of what Papadopoulos lied about are ‘papadopodamning,’" the late-night host said.