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Wicked Blue

(8,535 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:17 PM 16 hrs ago

DOJ Says It May Use KKK Act To Prosecute Don Lemon For Reporting On Church ICE Protest

HuffPost

Former CNN host Don Lemon reacted to criticism Tuesday after being put “on notice” by the Department of Justice civil rights chief over his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota.

“Whatever they do, let them do it, but in the end, I’m telling you, I don’t think that they’ve realized that people are fed up with this,” Lemon, now an independent journalist, said in an interview with podcaster Jennifer Welch. ”That’s why you see so many people out in the streets. That’s why those protesters went into the church.”

Protesters disrupted a Sunday morning service at Cities Church in St. Paul, and alleged the church’s pastor, David Easterwood, was the same David Easterwood who is a top ICE official in the state, CNN reported. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told CNN that it “will never confirm or deny attempts to dox our law enforcement officers,” pressed about the pastor’s connection with ICE. It was not immediately clear if Easterwood was at the service when the protest took place.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced Sunday night that the DOJ will pursue charges against the protesters. She also called Lemon’s coverage of the protest “pseudo journalism” and said he was “on notice.”

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In the article Dhillon said Lemon being a journalist would not protect him from what she called “being a part, an embedded part, of a criminal conspiracy.” She raised the possibility of invoking the Enforcement Act of 1871, the Ku Klux Klan Act. It bans groups from conspiring with one another intending to violate citizens’ constitutional rights.

If you ask me, the Klan Act should be applied to the entire Department of Homeland Security, particularly ICE.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/don-lemon-ice-church-protest-doj-kkk-backlash_n_696fbc51e4b06c2b97368a7e?origin=home-latest-news-unit

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DOJ Says It May Use KKK Act To Prosecute Don Lemon For Reporting On Church ICE Protest (Original Post) Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago OP
Oh FFS. greatauntoftriplets 16 hrs ago #1
They've been working to control the media in many ways Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago #2
Hey Pam Bondi, go fuck yourself!!! Initech 16 hrs ago #3
And they will lose that one just like the jury that Tadpole Raisin 16 hrs ago #4
I cringe so damn hard when they say "no one is above the law". Initech 15 hrs ago #7
"A top ICE official" The Blue Flower 16 hrs ago #5
Should be used against DHS and ICE. sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #6

Wicked Blue

(8,535 posts)
2. They've been working to control the media in many ways
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:28 PM
16 hrs ago

Some, like CBS, have apparently been cowed into submission. Numerous journalists have been threatened, publicly or privately. It looks like they plan to make Lemon an example in order to frighten independent reporters.

Initech

(107,665 posts)
3. Hey Pam Bondi, go fuck yourself!!!
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:28 PM
16 hrs ago

You say no one is above the law? Guess what, that includes you! Don't worry you'll be joining the rest of this horrid administration in prison where you belong after the midterms.

Tadpole Raisin

(1,952 posts)
4. And they will lose that one just like the jury that
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:34 PM
16 hrs ago

returned after 30+ minutes to say ‘Not Guilty’ about the homeless dude with a laser (cat toy) that DOJ said was being pointed at the Felon’s aircraft.

I think they sat around long enough to enjoy some drinks and snacks because coming back in 5 minutes (just to elect a foreman) might have seemed too quick.

These people all need to lose their law license. Maybe go back to kindergarten to relearn their rhymes.

Initech

(107,665 posts)
7. I cringe so damn hard when they say "no one is above the law".
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 04:36 PM
15 hrs ago

Hey assholes! You work for a 34 time convicted felon and child rapist! You are doing his dirty work daily. Stop it already!

The Blue Flower

(6,369 posts)
5. "A top ICE official"
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:35 PM
16 hrs ago

One would think he'd have some pride in being a "top official." Instead he's hiding from the fact.

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