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Don Lemon has been launched from custody after being criminally charged for overlaying a church protest in Minneapolis, and he made it clear … this won’t silence him.
Lemon informed the group … he has been a reporter for 30 years, and he won’t cease doing what he has at all times performed — overlaying the information.
As we reported, Lemon was arrested Thursday evening at his dwelling in Los Angeles, for allegedly co-conspiring with protesters to disrupt a church service in Minneapolis.
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Harvey Levin sounded off Thursday morning … Lemon was not conspiring, he was reporting, and his arrest was a sq. violation of the First Modification’s assure of freedom of speech.
Lemon was launched with out bail. He says he seems to be ahead to vindication at trial.
Previous to addressing the media Lemon appeared in court docket the place a decide determined he may go with out having to submit bail whereas his federal case performs out.
Lemon wore a crisp, all white go well with … waving and smiling at supporters — and winking at his husband at one level.
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He is been ordered to look at a court docket in Minnesota on Monday February 9 … and his lawyer mentioned he is “dedicated to combat this case and never going wherever.”
Nonetheless, the decide has given Lemon permission to journey … permitting him to go to France over the summer season on a boating journey with mates as long as the journey does not battle with the court docket’s schedule. Clearly, he should abide by the final circumstances of probation.
As we reported, Lemon was charged with violating a federal regulation by interfering with worship throughout a January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in Minneapolis on January 18.
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In a press release on Friday, U.S. Lawyer Common Pam Bondi mentioned … “At my course, early this morning federal brokers arrested Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in reference to the coordinated assault on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.”
Lemon has been charged with one rely of conspiracy in opposition to the suitable of non secular freedom at a spot of worship and one rely of injuring, intimidating, and interfering with the train of the suitable of non secular freedom at a spot of worship.
His legal professional, Abbe Lowell, sounded off Friday morning — saying Don was there as a journalist, protected by the First Modification, and that his arrest was a distraction from the Trump admin investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by the hands of federal immigration enforcement brokers in Minneapolis.
As we informed you — the feds initially tried to cost 8 folks tied to the Cities Church protest, Don included … however a Justice of the Peace decide solely signed off on costs for 3, and Lemon wasn’t one in every of them.
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Don was in L.A. to cowl Grammys weekend when all this went down — we caught up with him after his launch and he gave us a thumbs up when requested if he would nonetheless be going to the Grammys.
