Have we gone full Soviet in that we arrest journalists? In no way was Lemon part of the protest… he merely went there to cover it.
The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.
Judge rejects Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against Don Lemon
“The magistrate’s reported actions confirm the nature of Don’s First Amendment protected work this weekend in Minnesota as a reporter. It was no different than what he has done for more than 30 years, reporting and covering newsworthy events on the ground and engaging in constitutionally protected activity as a journalist,” Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement Thursday.