Welcome to the beat, everyone. I'm Ari Melboro. We begin with something that is usually unconstitutional and unlawful.

And in each case, we can follow the facts to proof that up. But the president continues to abuse the government and the powers of arrest of detention, indictment, prosecution, jailing even, to go after critics.

This is a diverse list of targets.

And while some people are busy and have looked away and there were Republicans who initially said, well, what's one or two cases? We're going to show you tonight. We're way past that.

With new developments in the key case of something that many people thought wouldn't happen in

America, journalists rounded up and indicted for their coverage. What all the people with new developments in the key case of something that many people thought wouldn't happen in America.

Journalists rounded up and indicted for their coverage.

What all the people targeted have in common is that they have criticized Trump,

even if they once were Trump officials or Republicans.

Today, Don Lemon, a veteran CNN anchor known to so many, who also is an independent journalist,

was back appearing in court

because the administration continues to push what are widely derided legally as flimsy charges,

probably unconstitutional, but this case is real. This is not going away. Now, he was covering

a protest in a Minneapolis church where other individuals may have violated the law,

including storming a church. But Lemon was covering it. This is a huge deal. He pled not guilty.

This isn't just about me. This is about all journalists, especially here in the United States.

For more than 30 years, I've been a journalist,

and the power and protection of the First Amendment has been the underpinning of my work.

The First Amendment, the freedom of the press, the bedrock of our democracy.

Lemon spoke broadly, as most defendants are advised to do by their lawyers, not to get into

the facts or the

details that will be dealt with at trial if this case isn't tossed before trial.

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