Democrats demand feds ‘FREE DON LEMON’ as GOP celebrates arrest over church storming
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
Democrats are up in arms demanding the release of former CNN anchor Don Lemon after his arrest Thursday night, but Republicans are having the polar opposite reaction to the news.
Lemon was arrested by the federal government for his involvement in a Jan. 18 protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lemon argues he was reporting on the event as an independent journalist and maintains he had no connection with the protest organizers.
The Justice Department felt otherwise, accusing him of federal civil rights crimes for obstructing access to a house of worship. Lemon was one of four people arrested in connection with the protest.
The Democratic Party cast the situation as an attack on the First Amendment with a simple message: “FREE DON LEMON. PROTECT FREE SPEECH.”
The Republican Party mocked the statement by resharing one of the opposing party’s 2019 posts: “No one is above the law.”
Some Republicans were pleased with his arrest and challenged the talking points made by Democrats.
In response to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-TX) critical comments, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) pointed out the fact that Lemon was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday and was not randomly arrested.
“Hey Jasmine: 1) A federal grand jury returned an indictment. 2) Storming a church where people are peacefully worshipping is not protected speech,” Cornyn wrote on X. “Don Lemon found out.”
White House deputy chief of staff James Blair made a similar statement as the Texas Republican.
“A federal grand jury indicted Don Lemon. He was not just magically arrested,” Blair said, repeating the message two more times. “Pass it on.”
When asked if he had a reaction to the news of Lemon’s arrest overnight, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche gave a rather neutral response.
“Do I have a reaction to it? I don’t know what that means. What are you looking for me to do, jump up and down? No, I don’t have a reaction to it,” he told reporters during a Friday press conference about the latest release of the Epstein files. “I don’t know that the charges are unsealed yet. So no, I’m not going to comment on that.”
The federal indictment was unsealed later Friday, revealing the two charges against Lemon and several other defendants. The first count concerns conspiracy against the right of religious freedom at a place of worship, and the second count pertains to injuring, intimidating, and interfering with the exercise of the right of …
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
Democrats are up in arms demanding the release of former CNN anchor Don Lemon after his arrest Thursday night, but Republicans are having the polar opposite reaction to the news.
Lemon was arrested by the federal government for his involvement in a Jan. 18 protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lemon argues he was reporting on the event as an independent journalist and maintains he had no connection with the protest organizers.
The Justice Department felt otherwise, accusing him of federal civil rights crimes for obstructing access to a house of worship. Lemon was one of four people arrested in connection with the protest.
The Democratic Party cast the situation as an attack on the First Amendment with a simple message: “FREE DON LEMON. PROTECT FREE SPEECH.”
The Republican Party mocked the statement by resharing one of the opposing party’s 2019 posts: “No one is above the law.”
Some Republicans were pleased with his arrest and challenged the talking points made by Democrats.
In response to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-TX) critical comments, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) pointed out the fact that Lemon was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday and was not randomly arrested.
“Hey Jasmine: 1) A federal grand jury returned an indictment. 2) Storming a church where people are peacefully worshipping is not protected speech,” Cornyn wrote on X. “Don Lemon found out.”
White House deputy chief of staff James Blair made a similar statement as the Texas Republican.
“A federal grand jury indicted Don Lemon. He was not just magically arrested,” Blair said, repeating the message two more times. “Pass it on.”
When asked if he had a reaction to the news of Lemon’s arrest overnight, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche gave a rather neutral response.
“Do I have a reaction to it? I don’t know what that means. What are you looking for me to do, jump up and down? No, I don’t have a reaction to it,” he told reporters during a Friday press conference about the latest release of the Epstein files. “I don’t know that the charges are unsealed yet. So no, I’m not going to comment on that.”
The federal indictment was unsealed later Friday, revealing the two charges against Lemon and several other defendants. The first count concerns conspiracy against the right of religious freedom at a place of worship, and the second count pertains to injuring, intimidating, and interfering with the exercise of the right of …
Democrats demand feds ‘FREE DON LEMON’ as GOP celebrates arrest over church storming
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
Democrats are up in arms demanding the release of former CNN anchor Don Lemon after his arrest Thursday night, but Republicans are having the polar opposite reaction to the news.
Lemon was arrested by the federal government for his involvement in a Jan. 18 protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lemon argues he was reporting on the event as an independent journalist and maintains he had no connection with the protest organizers.
The Justice Department felt otherwise, accusing him of federal civil rights crimes for obstructing access to a house of worship. Lemon was one of four people arrested in connection with the protest.
The Democratic Party cast the situation as an attack on the First Amendment with a simple message: “FREE DON LEMON. PROTECT FREE SPEECH.”
The Republican Party mocked the statement by resharing one of the opposing party’s 2019 posts: “No one is above the law.”
Some Republicans were pleased with his arrest and challenged the talking points made by Democrats.
In response to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-TX) critical comments, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) pointed out the fact that Lemon was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday and was not randomly arrested.
“Hey Jasmine: 1) A federal grand jury returned an indictment. 2) Storming a church where people are peacefully worshipping is not protected speech,” Cornyn wrote on X. “Don Lemon found out.”
White House deputy chief of staff James Blair made a similar statement as the Texas Republican.
“A federal grand jury indicted Don Lemon. He was not just magically arrested,” Blair said, repeating the message two more times. “Pass it on.”
When asked if he had a reaction to the news of Lemon’s arrest overnight, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche gave a rather neutral response.
“Do I have a reaction to it? I don’t know what that means. What are you looking for me to do, jump up and down? No, I don’t have a reaction to it,” he told reporters during a Friday press conference about the latest release of the Epstein files. “I don’t know that the charges are unsealed yet. So no, I’m not going to comment on that.”
The federal indictment was unsealed later Friday, revealing the two charges against Lemon and several other defendants. The first count concerns conspiracy against the right of religious freedom at a place of worship, and the second count pertains to injuring, intimidating, and interfering with the exercise of the right of …
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