"Moynihan said, The question is, is he a protester or a journalist? And the indictment obviously suggested that he posted himself at the main door, he prevented people from exiting. That comment got an instant reaction from Phillip, who jumped in and said Moynihan was way off. No, no it does not say that, Phillip protested. It says that protesters did that, it names the other people, it did not say that Don did that."
"But 17 minutes later, Moynihan circled back to their brief tussle from earlier, saying, I just want to respond because you accused me of mischaracterizing the indictment. She then read the following section directly from the court filing: At one point, defendant LEMON posted himself at the main door of the Church, where he confronted some congregants and physically obstructed them as they tried to exit the Church building to challenge them with facts' about U.S. immigration policy."
Abby Phillip initially challenged a panelist's characterization of Don Lemon's indictment, insisting the filing did not say Lemon blocked congregants. Reporter Lydia Moynihan raised whether Lemon was a protester or a journalist and said the indictment suggested he posted himself at the main door and prevented people from exiting. Seventeen minutes later Moynihan read the indictment, quoting that Lemon posted himself at the main door, confronted congregants, and physically obstructed them as they tried to exit to challenge them with facts about U.S. immigration policy. Phillip later said the indictment should be viewed with skepticism and questioned whether Lemon's actions constituted journalism.
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