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Democrats condemn Don Lemon’s arrest as ‘illegitimate’ and ‘assault’ on First Amendment

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Democrats condemn Don Lemon’s arrest as ‘illegitimate’ and ‘assault’ on First Amendment

Democrats criticized the Justice Department for “weaponizing” the federal government after former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested Thursday night during an anti-immigration enforcement protest in a Minnesota church.

Lemon, who was arrested alongside three other people, maintains that he was there in an official capacity as an independent journalist and had no connection with the group. 

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