"From the outset, he rubbished that an arrest had happened in the first place and noted that a federal magistrate judge had already refused to sign arrest warrants over insufficient evidence, and that an appeals court also rejected the Justice Department's attempt to force them through before prosecutors took the case to a grand jury instead. They got a federal grand jury to indict Lemon and the others, he said,"
"Earlier this month, Lemon, now an independent journalist, had livestreamed the scene as anti-ICE demonstrators disrupted the church service. The coverage quickly drew backlash, including from President Donald Trump, who amplified calls online for Lemon to be jailed. Lemon insisted in return that he was there strictly in a journalistic capacity and took no part in the protest itself."
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection with protests at a St. Paul church. Lemon livestreamed anti-ICE demonstrators disrupting a church service and maintained he acted in a journalistic capacity and did not join the protest. A federal magistrate judge previously refused to sign arrest warrants for insufficient evidence and an appeals court rejected a Justice Department attempt to force them through. Prosecutors obtained a federal grand jury indictment under the FACE Act, while critics argued the grand jury process favored prosecutors and political pressure followed the coverage.
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