Here come the political arrests. The direct political arrests. He was reporting. He wasn’t even protesting.
TintedApostle on
He was covering the event. The arrest of the press is fascism.
zynftw on
Damn, we might not make it to GTA 6.
Theferael_me on
The US really missed a trick by not putting this fucking shit behind bars after Jan 6th. Now we’re seeing the inevitable consequences.
jjaime2024 on
Donlad Putin Trump has set the states back 100 years.
ElderSmackJack on
We’re really in a dark place right now.
BluntsAndJudgeJudy on
Another thing that would never happen, happening. And if you’ve seen any interviews he’s done, his demeanor is incredibly calm. He’s the exact type of reporter we need on the streets because it seems impossible to rile him up.
enraged-pikachu on
Is this the end for the Freedom of the Press?
zenidam on
I don’t understand. The NYT article on this only mentions judges who refused to issue a warrant for his arrest. Did they get another judge to do it? Did they arrest him without a warrant?
Flat-Implement8046 on
Are we fucking serious right now?
theguy1336 on
I still have friends who say the US is not Fascist yet, perhaps this will convince them…
motionbutton on
The other three already had charges dropped. The legal footing of those were a lot more solid than this and they were flimsy as fuck.
thefoodleftinthesink on
Im sure the r/freespeech folks will clamor to his defense
Pockydo on
Nazis gonna Nazi
EquipmentFormal2033 on
We are arresting the press, but not the people in the streets who are assassinating our citizens for protesting and people still support this fascist regime. Fuck anybody who likes Donald Trump and votes for him.
No-Post4444 on
Oh, so Trump is violating the First Amendment….
Again.
Individual_Click5252 on
I watched the entire interaction with him in the church. Nothing he did was remotely close to illegal. He even made clear to people that he wasn’t part of the protest. This is clearly a fascist regime in full force.
PsychLegalMind on
They are trying to make an example.
Last week a federal appellate court [declined ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-don-lemon-protest-minnesota-probable-cause/)to order a lower court judge to sign arrest warrants for five people, including Lemon, in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. At that time one of three judges said he felt there was probable cause to justify the arrests, according to court filings and sources familiar with the matter.
However, Don Lemon was arrested last night, multiple sources with direct knowledge told CBS News and other outlets. A source familiar says a grand jury was empaneled on this yesterday. FBI and HSI were involved in the arrest, sources say.
It was not immediately clear what charges he would be facing, but it appears Lemon and others are charged with civil rights violations of the worshippers.
purdue_fan on
Completely normal behavior for the sitting US president to jail his enemies, THE PRESS.
I think it was Legal Eagle who broke down the attempts this administration went through in order to arrest Lemon, and the entire purpose of it was to get pictures of him in a Perp Walk. No concern over the actual charges, just that they wanted to get that content.
They find more value in the court of public opinion than they do about the actual law, and that optics are priority number 1.
thistimelineisweird on
May as well just rush to trial to get that 13 second innocent ruling. Fuck Trump and everyone who voted for this.Â
Nick_crawler on
I know they don’t care, but didn’t a federal judge explicitly ban them from going after him on the church protest?
69DonaldTrump69 on
>>Still, senior Justice Department officials immediately and publicly asserted that Lemon would face charges. Lemon did not have a right to be on the church’s private property, they’ve said, and *interrupting a church service may have impeded in the churchgoers’ constitutional rights to express their religion.*
What in the actual fuck?
DawgPound919 on
And people on the right are cheering because someone on the other team is getting hurt.
“That’ll teach um to talk back to their superiors!”
Athleticsbaby on
No one can speak ill of Dear Leader! Especially a Black guy!
Looking forward to the furrowed brows of the democratic leadership and their strongly worded statement of disapproval.
This is fine.
Humble-Error-5497 on
Trump is trying to scare every reporter into not being critical of him. Last time I checked, that was called being a dictator.
juice16 on
Where are the Epstein files?
Immediate_Age on
Enjoy the payout. I hope he sues Bondi personally.
Findlaym on
As a Canadian watching from the sidelines I feel a profound sense of sadness for what citizens are going through down there. Every day the news down there gets worse. I sincerely hope that Americans are able to come together and put your country back on the right track. I think it’s going to take a deeper restructuring of your political system than just an election, but America has led these transitions before and I believe they can do it again.
HardCoreLawn on
Fascim.Â
There’s no klaxons. No declarations: You simply arrive there.
You have arrived at fascism.
explodingtrees on
It’s insane how much we as a country are letting this administration get away with. Unfortunate.
smedlap on
They are jailing the media. It’s in the playbook. Get ready for the camps.
Accomplished_Pay6842 on
I’m old enough to remember five days ago, when a federal appeals court rejected these arrest warrants.
They’ll arrest a journalist but let two murders walk free. These people are deranged.
RecordFirst1055 on
Trump has suspended your 1st, 2nd, 4th, & 8th Amendments, American families suffered and died for those rights.
drewmana on
We didn’t punish the confederacy, we didn’t punish the klan, we didn’t punish the jan 6ers, and now we have this.
Unlikely_Ant_950 on
I don’t even like don lemon and I hope his lawyer eats them alive.
indicabunny on
Absolutely fucking ridiculous. This administration is a joke. Political revenge is their only goal. They do not follow the constitution, care about freedom, or protect our rights, in fact, they actively fight against them if you are on the wrong side of the aisle. Every single violation of human rights we see is political retribution and nothing more. That’s why they’re swarming Minnesota of all god damn places claiming to be after the “worst of the worst” migrant criminals as they arrest legal asylum seekers and their children and shoot U.S. citizens in the streets. This is absolute madness and anyone who defends it is certifably insane.
Forgive me if I don’t give a single solitary fuck if some ICE agent/super real pastor’s sermon was interrupted. Like be so for fucking real right now.
FreshestFlyest on
The appeals court rejected the arrest warrant, what happened between them and now? If nothing then we have a HUGE issue
rysker6 on
Arresting journalists
He’s a dictator
You absolute fucking morons who support this
barnibusvonkreeps on
How far do you let this go, America? Arresting the press is fascism *by definition*. He’s taking over countries ffs and he’s got concentration camps to boot. Canadian here. Me thinks the protests may not be enough…. but that’s none of my BUSINESS…..Oh wait! You’re slapping tariffs on my country and threatening to annex us and make us the 51st state (lol) I guess it IS my fucking business. <Sips tea>
_Miss_Eclipse on
Remember: all they were doing was protesting. All he was doing was reporting. All legal.
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Here come the political arrests. The direct political arrests. He was reporting. He wasn’t even protesting.
He was covering the event. The arrest of the press is fascism.
Damn, we might not make it to GTA 6.
The US really missed a trick by not putting this fucking shit behind bars after Jan 6th. Now we’re seeing the inevitable consequences.
Donlad Putin Trump has set the states back 100 years.
We’re really in a dark place right now.
Another thing that would never happen, happening. And if you’ve seen any interviews he’s done, his demeanor is incredibly calm. He’s the exact type of reporter we need on the streets because it seems impossible to rile him up.
Is this the end for the Freedom of the Press?
I don’t understand. The NYT article on this only mentions judges who refused to issue a warrant for his arrest. Did they get another judge to do it? Did they arrest him without a warrant?
Are we fucking serious right now?
I still have friends who say the US is not Fascist yet, perhaps this will convince them…
The other three already had charges dropped. The legal footing of those were a lot more solid than this and they were flimsy as fuck.
Im sure the r/freespeech folks will clamor to his defense
Nazis gonna Nazi
We are arresting the press, but not the people in the streets who are assassinating our citizens for protesting and people still support this fascist regime. Fuck anybody who likes Donald Trump and votes for him.
Oh, so Trump is violating the First Amendment….
Again.
I watched the entire interaction with him in the church. Nothing he did was remotely close to illegal. He even made clear to people that he wasn’t part of the protest. This is clearly a fascist regime in full force.
They are trying to make an example.
Last week a federal appellate court [declined ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-don-lemon-protest-minnesota-probable-cause/)to order a lower court judge to sign arrest warrants for five people, including Lemon, in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. At that time one of three judges said he felt there was probable cause to justify the arrests, according to court filings and sources familiar with the matter.
However, Don Lemon was arrested last night, multiple sources with direct knowledge told CBS News and other outlets. A source familiar says a grand jury was empaneled on this yesterday. FBI and HSI were involved in the arrest, sources say.
It was not immediately clear what charges he would be facing, but it appears Lemon and others are charged with civil rights violations of the worshippers.
Completely normal behavior for the sitting US president to jail his enemies, THE PRESS.
Facist pigs.
This bad. So fucking bad.
Killing innocent civilians, taking over voting centers, detaining press, banning guns…
WE ARE GOING TO LOSE OUR COUNTRY.
I think it was Legal Eagle who broke down the attempts this administration went through in order to arrest Lemon, and the entire purpose of it was to get pictures of him in a Perp Walk. No concern over the actual charges, just that they wanted to get that content.
They find more value in the court of public opinion than they do about the actual law, and that optics are priority number 1.
May as well just rush to trial to get that 13 second innocent ruling. Fuck Trump and everyone who voted for this.Â
I know they don’t care, but didn’t a federal judge explicitly ban them from going after him on the church protest?
>>Still, senior Justice Department officials immediately and publicly asserted that Lemon would face charges. Lemon did not have a right to be on the church’s private property, they’ve said, and *interrupting a church service may have impeded in the churchgoers’ constitutional rights to express their religion.*
What in the actual fuck?
And people on the right are cheering because someone on the other team is getting hurt.
“That’ll teach um to talk back to their superiors!”
No one can speak ill of Dear Leader! Especially a Black guy!
Looking forward to the furrowed brows of the democratic leadership and their strongly worded statement of disapproval.
This is fine.
Trump is trying to scare every reporter into not being critical of him. Last time I checked, that was called being a dictator.
Where are the Epstein files?
Enjoy the payout. I hope he sues Bondi personally.
As a Canadian watching from the sidelines I feel a profound sense of sadness for what citizens are going through down there. Every day the news down there gets worse. I sincerely hope that Americans are able to come together and put your country back on the right track. I think it’s going to take a deeper restructuring of your political system than just an election, but America has led these transitions before and I believe they can do it again.
Fascim.Â
There’s no klaxons. No declarations: You simply arrive there.
You have arrived at fascism.
It’s insane how much we as a country are letting this administration get away with. Unfortunate.
They are jailing the media. It’s in the playbook. Get ready for the camps.
I’m old enough to remember five days ago, when a federal appeals court rejected these arrest warrants.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/24/doj-trump-minnesota-don-lemon-protest-00745589
They’ll arrest a journalist but let two murders walk free. These people are deranged.
Trump has suspended your 1st, 2nd, 4th, & 8th Amendments, American families suffered and died for those rights.
We didn’t punish the confederacy, we didn’t punish the klan, we didn’t punish the jan 6ers, and now we have this.
I don’t even like don lemon and I hope his lawyer eats them alive.
Absolutely fucking ridiculous. This administration is a joke. Political revenge is their only goal. They do not follow the constitution, care about freedom, or protect our rights, in fact, they actively fight against them if you are on the wrong side of the aisle. Every single violation of human rights we see is political retribution and nothing more. That’s why they’re swarming Minnesota of all god damn places claiming to be after the “worst of the worst” migrant criminals as they arrest legal asylum seekers and their children and shoot U.S. citizens in the streets. This is absolute madness and anyone who defends it is certifably insane.
Forgive me if I don’t give a single solitary fuck if some ICE agent/super real pastor’s sermon was interrupted. Like be so for fucking real right now.
The appeals court rejected the arrest warrant, what happened between them and now? If nothing then we have a HUGE issue
Arresting journalists
He’s a dictator
You absolute fucking morons who support this
How far do you let this go, America? Arresting the press is fascism *by definition*. He’s taking over countries ffs and he’s got concentration camps to boot. Canadian here. Me thinks the protests may not be enough…. but that’s none of my BUSINESS…..Oh wait! You’re slapping tariffs on my country and threatening to annex us and make us the 51st state (lol) I guess it IS my fucking business. <Sips tea>
Remember: all they were doing was protesting. All he was doing was reporting. All legal.