Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested over protest at Minnesota church US politics live

"Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday, days after a magistrate judge refused to approve charges against him for documenting a protest at a church in Minnesota. Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards."

"his attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement. He continued: 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 Lemon's arrest comes as the justice department pursues charges against protesters who disrupted a service a Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota earlier this month. Cites Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on 22 January. Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The protesters believed that the church's pastor was a field director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose agents have swarmed Minneapolis's twin cities area in recent weeks in an aggressive immigration arrest campaign that has resulted in the deaths of two US citizens."

Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles while covering the Grammy awards. A magistrate judge recently refused to approve charges against him for documenting a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. His attorney Abbe Lowell characterized Lemon's work as constitutionally protected journalism and accused the Trump Justice Department of focusing on the arrest instead of investigating federal agents who killed two Minnesota protesters. The Justice Department is pursuing charges against protesters who disrupted a church service, and previous prosecutions have encountered roadblocks from federal judges.

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