"Lemon has maintained that he was simply covering the protest as a journalist and was not a participant. The DOJ previously announced the arrest of multiple activists involved in storming the church during a Sunday service. Lemon had previously predicted the DOJ would pursue him and likely charge him. If there's no law to fit, they will try to fit or retrofit something or go around a judge and just do it themselves."
"Lemire noted that the Lemon arrest comes days after the FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter this month and seized her devices over alleged classified reports. On a national security matter. Computers took devices, took computers. And the post was assured that the reporter herself was not a target of the investigation. It was one of her sources, but that was seen as a real crackdown on the freedom of the press, Lemire said."
Former CNN host Don Lemon was arrested in connection with a St. Paul church protest against ICE while he says he was covering the event as a journalist and not participating. The DOJ has previously arrested activists involved in storming the church during a Sunday service. Lemon predicted federal authorities would pursue and possibly charge him, suggesting officials might retrofit laws or bypass judges. The arrest followed an FBI raid that seized devices from a Washington Post reporter in a national security probe. Commentators warned the arrest could mark an escalation in targeting journalists who lack major organizational support.
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