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Mastodon toot on the arrest of Don Lemon. It includes an image upload of a statement by Don Lemon.

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Who would have guessed that the first journalist to be put behind bars for reporting the news would be the journalist who exposed and angered Trump’s largest campaign donor Elon Musk.

What a surprising coincidence.

Or not.

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Statement from Don Lemon

I want to thank everyone for their support - it means the world to me.

I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now. In fact, there is no more important time than this very moment for a free and independent media that shines a light on the truth and holds those in power accountable.

Last night the DOJ sent a team of federal agents to arrest me in the middle of the night for doing what I have been doing for 30 years. The First Amendment to the US Constitution protests that work for me and countless other journalists who do what I do. I stand with all of them, and I will not be silenced. I look forward to my day in court.