Donald Trump’s administration is taking severe warmth from the general public and the media for his violent anti-immigrant agenda however this morning’s information will considerably increase the temperature within the public discourse.
that the act states that no use of power, intimidation, threats, or bodily obstruction could also be used to forestall an individual from the aforementioned actions
Former CNN information anchor Don Lemon, now an unbiased journalist, was arrested in Los Angeles final night time whereas masking the Grammys. Another unbiased journalist named Georgia Fort was additionally arrested. According to the NY Times, Lemon is being charged with violating a federal legislation, the FACE Act (Freedom to Access to Clinic Entrances), that prohibits interference in folks working towards freedom of faith throughout a worship service or entry to abortion companies (extra on that later). The expenses stem from a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. About per week in the past, a bunch entered the church shouting, “ICE out!” and “Justice for Renee Good!” Lemon went to the scene through the civil disturbance to interview folks on-camera. In one video, Lemon particularly tells a distraught churchgoer twice that he’s not part of the protest.
This morning, a press release was revealed from Don Lemon’s Instagram account by his lawyer Abbe Lowell.
“Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal brokers final night time in Los Angeles, the place he was masking the Grammy awards. Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no totally different than what he has at all times achieved.”
Georgia Fort was capable of livestream her arrest on her Facebook viewers of 139,000 folks earlier than surendering to federal brokers who got here to her dwelling.
Attorney General Pam Bondi took to Twitter to brag concerning the arrests, establish the total checklist of these apprehended in reference to the occasion, and misrepresent what truly occurred at Cities Church.
It needs to be famous that there is no such thing as a video proof of an “assault” or that any violence by any means occurred through the disruption.
We will proceed to replace this story as extra data turns into accessible.
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