Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was released from custody without paying bail after his initial court appearance in Los Angeles on Friday, according to Mayor Karen Bass.
“I am very glad that our renowned, esteemed reporter Don Lemon will be released on his own recognizance because he should not have been in court anyway,” Bass told reporters.
Lemon made his first public comments after federal authorities arrested him on Thursday for partaking in an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month. The independent journalist claimed his arrest was an attack on free speech by the Trump administration.
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“Last night, the DOJ sent a team of federal agents to arrest me in the middle of the night for something that I had been doing for
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