potter appeared on the television program "the colbert report", where he discussed political action committees, and the founding and progress of the satirical colbert super pac. potter explained to colbert's audience the "citizens united v. federal election commission" decision made by the united states supreme court that allowed the creation of "super pacs", and was the lawyer behind the creation and functioning of stephen colbert's pac, "americans for a better tomorrow, tomorrow". colbert, together with potter acting as his attorney, demonstrated how easy it was to circumvent the laws governing super pacs. speaking in 2014, trevor potter said: