Don Lemon, Georgia Fort Arrested Over Church Protest. Press Freedom on the Line Under Trump.
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
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🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 123 minutes
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1.30.2026 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Don Lemon, Georgia Fort Arrested Over Church Protest. Press Freedom on the Line Under Trump.
Former CNN anchor and journalist Don Lemon and independent Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort were arrested along with two others in connection to the Minnesota church protests. Lemons predicted his arrest would still happen after the Department of Justice abandoned his arrest warrant on Tuesday.
Lemon says he was there reporting--not protesting and, a judge recently rejected prosecutors attempts for his arrest.
The question now is, what does this mean for our first amendments rights, what does it mean for journalists reporting real news -- and, what does it mean for people who challenge power and injustice under this Trump administration?
Tonight, we talk with Erin Haines, President of the National Association of Black Journalists, and Octavia Treadway, Chair of the Center for Broadcast Journalism, to unpack the implications for journalists and the public.
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| 6:13.5 | Donald Trump administration arrests two black journalists, |
| 6:17.3 | Don Lemon, Georgia, 4, and two black Minneapolis activists related to a protest at a church in Minneapolis. |
| 6:24.7 | We'll have extensive coverage on this, on this, these arrest and the implications |
| 6:29.9 | for freedom of the press. This happened on the same day, the Trump administration released |
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