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US journalist Don Lemon charged with civil rights crimes over Minnesota protest
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS journalist Don Lemon is being charged with federal civil rights crimes, the Trump administration says, after he and other reporters covered a protest against immigration raids at a church in Minnesota.
Lemon, who was arrested late Thursday, faces two charges of conspiracy to deprive rights and interfering with First Amendment rights, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson tells AFP, referencing the constitutional protection for freedom of expression, including religion.
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