"So the Trump administration wonders why people are saying that they are trying to form a dictatorship. Well, look at the landscape arresting Don Lemon, who covered a protest in Minneapolis, is just insane, ridiculous, dictator-like. This is the playbook that dictators use to destroy democracies and take the will of the people away. It is as simple as that."
"Defending Lemon's actions as well within his First Amendment rights, the producer warned that a free press was essential to a democracy. Without a free press, you don't have a democracy, and it's real clear that Donald Trump and company doesn't want a free press, he said. Levin rejected the argument that Lemon crossed legal lines by entering the church's private property as insane:"
"Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Lemon's arrest Friday morning over his presence covering at protests held inside Cities Church in St. Paul. Earlier this month, Lemon livestreamed the scene as anti-ICE demonstrators interrupted a church service in footage that sparked immediate political backlash. Lemon has pushed back forcefully, insisting he was acting solely as a journalist and played no role in the protest itself, even as Trump joined MAGA supporters in pushing for calls that he be jailed."
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of Don Lemon over his presence while covering protests inside Cities Church in St. Paul. Lemon livestreamed anti-ICE demonstrators interrupting a church service and has insisted he acted solely as a journalist and played no role in the protest. Supporters of President Trump pushed for calls that Lemon be jailed. Lemon appeared in court, was released on personal recognizance bond, and declared he would not be silenced. Harvey Levin condemned the arrest as dictator-like, warned that a free press is essential to democracy, and rejected trespassing claims regarding the church.
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