Don Lemon Arrested By Federal Agents After Trump Administration Targeted Him Over Coverage Of Minneapolis ICE Protest

Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, as the journalist was covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement.

It was not immediately clear what charge or charges Lemon is facing.

The Justice Department has been attempting to bring charges against Lemon after he live streamed an anti-ICE protest inside a church in the Twin Cities earlier this month.

“The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable,” Lowell said in a statement. “There is no more important time for people like Don to be doing his work.”

More to come.