US EditionFormer CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
- Don Lemon has been arrested, according to a Justice Department official.
- Lemon livestreamed a protest that interrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
- Lemon's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, described the arrest as an 'unprecedented attack on the First Amendment.'
- The nature of the charges against Lemon is unclear after a federal magistrate judge rejected a criminal complaint last week.
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Ex-CNN journalist Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest
WASHINGTON — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a Minnesota church protest opposing U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation campaign - the latest Justice Department move against a critic of the administration. Lemon livestreamed a demonstration earlier this month that disrupted a church service in St. Paul protesting at the thousands of armed immigration agents Trump has sent this month into Minneso…
The former CNN representative Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents regarding his participation in a protest at the ICE address, which took place now better than a week ago at a Minnesota church. Lemon claims to be there as a...
Don Lemon said several times during his live report that he was not there as an activist, but as a journalist doing his job.
Duluth News Tribune
Ex-CNN journalist Don Lemon arrested after church protest in St. Paul
WASHINGTON — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a protest at a church in St. Paul, his lawyer and a U.S. Justice Department official familiar with the situation said on Friday, Jan. 30. Lemon livestreamed a demonstration earlier this month that interrupted a church service in St. Paul protesting President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the area. He said he was at the demonstration to cover it as a journ…
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