Don Lemon, a disgraced former CNN anchor, was arrested Thursday evening in Los Angeles, in line with information studies.
Lemon’s lawyer Abbe Lowell stated in an announcement launched Friday morning:
Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal brokers final evening in Los Angeles, the place he was masking the Grammy award. Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no completely different than what he has all the time carried out. The First Modification exists to guard journalists whose position it’s to shine mild on the reality and maintain these in energy accountable.
As a substitute of investigating the federal brokers who killed two peaceable Minnesota protesters, the Trump Justice Division is devoting its time, consideration and assets to this arrest, and that’s the actual indictment of wrongdoing on this case. This unprecedented assault on the First Modification and clear try and distract consideration from the various crises dealing with this administration won’t stand. Don will struggle these fees vigorously and totally in courtroom.
Hopefully, Don will struggle these fees till he’s bankrupt. He spent the evening in police custody and is anticipated to make a courtroom look Friday morning.
Far-left CBS Information says the FBI and HIS (Homeland Safety) performed the arrest in Los Angeles. The precise fees haven’t been launched, however it’s believed he might be charged with what’s generally known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, or the Enforcement Act of 1871, which outlaws interfering with civil rights, like spiritual worship.
Lemon was a part of a gang of January 18 rioters who stormed St. Paul’s Cities Church earlier this month. The Trump administration stated this was a violation of the FACE Act. Lemon defended himself, saying he was solely masking the riot and never a participant.
WATCH: Anti-ICE Protesters Invade a Church in Minnesota
The rioters stated they had been motivated by the invention that one of many church pastors is an ICE official, and Democrats within the Accomplice State of Minnesota stay enraged over the truth that ICE is arresting and deporting murderers, pedophiles, rapists, drug sellers, and gangbangers.
A Division of Justice try and arrest Lemon final week was foiled by an appellate courtroom within the U.S. District Court docket in Minnesota that refused to log out on the arrest warrant. Per CBS, this arrest warrant was the results of a grand jury indictment.
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