• Flying_Lynx@lemmy.ml
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    “Details of the charges against the four were not immediately available. However, the Justice Department promised to pursue charges against Lemon after the independent journalist covered the protest at the church in St. Paul on Jan. 18.”

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    “The arrest of journalist Don Lemon in connection with his reporting on a protest in Minnesota should alarm all Americans,” Katherine Jacobsen, who works on the organization’s U.S. efforts, said in a statement. “Instead of prioritizing accountability in the killings of two American citizens, the Trump administration is devoting its resources to arresting journalists.”

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    This is actually insane. Don lemon is as “safe” as they get when it comes to independent journalist. They a recovering liberal, at best. HARDLY a voice of extreme anything. Really just a consulate journalist.