Don Lemon Arrested in Connection to Covering Church Protest
Don Lemon has been arrested.
The 59-year-old journalist was taken into custody following his coverage of a protest at a church in Minneapolis, Michigan.
His attorney, Abbe Lowell, has issued a statement.
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“Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards. Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done,” the lawyer said.
“The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable. There is no more important time for people like Don to be doing this work.”
The statement went on: “Instead of investigating the federal agents who killed two peaceful Minnesota protesters, the Trump Justice Department is devoting its time, attention and resources to this arrest, and that is the real indictment of wrongdoing in this case. This unprecedented attack on the First Amendment and transparent attempt to distract attention from the many crises facing this administration will not stand. Don will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court.”
Don and his producer were reporting on a protest at St. Paul Church on January 18, where it was believed one of the pastors was an ICE official.
They interviewed the pastor and the protestors but were not believed to be part of the demonstration itself, per The Wrap.
Federal judges reportedly refused to sign off on arrest warrants, but federal law enforcement officials and President Donald Trump hurled insults and legal threats against him.
Find out why people are on national strike on Friday (January 30).
Don Lemon also recently got into a back-and-forth with the newly pro-MAGA Nicki Minaj.