Don Lemon Offered to Surrender; Federal Agents Arrived Instead

Don Lemon reported that a dozen federal agents arrested him at a Los Angeles hotel for federal civil rights charges related to his coverage of an anti-immigration protest at a Minnesota church. He criticized the operation as a waste of resources, noting that he had intended to surrender voluntarily. Lemon plans to plead not guilty, stating he was merely documenting the event as a journalist, and his attorney described the charges as an attack on the First Amendment. After his arrest, he faced difficulties in communicating with his husband and attorney while being held until the following day.

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