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

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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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