Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested by national agents successful Los Angeles, according to an lawyer connection posted connected Lemon’s societal media relationship Friday morning.

Lemon was taken into custody Thursday nighttime portion covering the upcoming Grammy awards connected Sunday, the connection said. He was taken into custody for activities earlier this period successful Minnesota, according to aggregate reports.

“Don has been a writer for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected enactment successful Minneapolis was nary antithetic than what helium has ever done. The First Amendment exists to support journalists whose relation it is to radiance airy connected the information and clasp those successful powerfulness to account,” said the connection from Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell.

Lemon, 59, is being charged with conspiracy to deprive idiosyncratic of their rights and interfering with someone’s First Amendment right, according to a connection provided to The Times Friday greeting from the Department of Homeland Security.

But Lemon’s lawyer rejected that assertion successful the statement.

“Instead of investigating the national agents who killed 2 peaceful protesters, the Trump Justice Department is devoting its time, attraction and resources to this arrest, and that is the existent indictment of wrongdoing successful this case,” the connection read. “This unprecedented attackon the First Amendment and transpent effort to distract attraction from the galore crises facing this medication volition not stand. Don volition combat these charges vigorously and thoroughly successful court.”

This communicative is processing and volition beryllium updated.