A defiant Don Lemon vowed to fight the charges brought against him by federal prosecutors Friday, after he and another independent journalist were arrested in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
“I have spent my entire career covering the news – I will not stop now,” Lemon said outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday after being released from custody. “In fact, there is no more important time than right now, this very moment, for a free and independent media that shines a light on the truth and holds those in power accountable.”
Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort were livestreaming as dozens of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protestors rushed into Cities Church on January 18, interrupting a church service and leading to tense confrontations.
Federal prosecutors alleged the journalists participated in a “takeover-style attack” of the church and intimidated congregants.
First Amendment advocates and civil-rights organizations condemned the charges and argued that President Donald Trump is trying to chill press freedom in the US.
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