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Journalist and LGBTQ+ icon Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents after covering a protest against an ICE-linked church in St. Paul, Minnesota, leading to federal charges and First Amendment concerns.
Journalist Don Lemon was arrested in LA, facing charges from the Trump Justice Department for covering a St. Paul church protest. Critics and his lawyer, Abbe Lowell, decry the arrest as an attack on First Amendment press freedom, citing prosecutors' failed prior attempts and the alleged mischaracterization of journalism as criminal conduct.
Government actions, including Don Lemon's arrest, against journalists and protesters signal an alarming erosion of press freedom and constitutional rights, echoing past repressions and creating a chilling effect on reporting and dissent.
