AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Don Lemon moves to dismiss federal civil rights charges, alleging DOJ prosecuted him for journalism
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon filed three motions to dismiss federal criminal civil rights charges in Minnesota, arguing the Justice Department targeted him as retaliation for his reporting, after a magistrate judge had already rejected the case for lack of probable cause. Lemon's legal team laid out a combative defense on Friday, accusing prosecutors of […] The post Don Lemon moves to dismiss federal civil rights charges, alleging DOJ prosecuted him for journalism appeared first on American Almanac .
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon filed three motions to dismiss federal criminal civil rights charges in Minnesota, arguing the Justice Department targeted him as retaliation for his reporting, after a magistrate judge had already rejected the case for lack of probable cause. Lemon's legal team laid out a combative defense on Friday, accusing prosecutors of vindictive prosecution, violating his First Amendment rights, and misapplying the criminal statutes used to charge him. The motions, filed in federal court in Minnesota, amount to a sweeping challenge not just to the charges but to the DOJ's conduct throughout the case. The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment, CBS News reported . Federal prosecutors charged…Open