Stephen A. Smith defended Don Lemon after the journalist’s arrest, saying the charges went against the First Amendment and that Lemon had been acting in his role as a reporter.
Stephen A. Smith came to the defense of fellow journalist Don Lemon, who was arrested this week.
Lemon was charged in Los Angeles Friday afternoon on allegations of conspiring to violate someone’s constitutional rights and alleged FACE Act violations.
Lemon’s arrest comes more than a week after he joined a group of anti-ICE protesters who interrupted a church service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official serves as a pastor.
The group of protesters chanted „ICE out“, interrupting the service, according to video footage.
Lemon, an independent journalist, said he had been attending the demonstration as a reporter, not as a protester. In a video posted to his YouTube channel, Lemon remarked, „I’m just here photographing, I’m not part of the group.
