Statement from Rep. Jasmine Crockett on the Arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- Today, Congresswoman Crockett released the following statement: 

"Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into custody by federal agents for doing exactly what journalists are supposed to do: report the truth. 

"Let’s me be clear: this is not law enforcement. This is censorship by an authoritarian government. 

"This administration has declared open war on the First Amendment. We have seen journalists surveilled, their homes searched, and their access to government agencies deliberately limited for refusing to serve as state propaganda. Today, that campaign of intimidation escalated into outright arrests. 

"This is what authoritarianism looks like. 

"They had the audacity to waste your tax dollars going after two Black journalists exercising their First Amendment rights — while protecting pedophiles and the murderers of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. 

"We are now in a full-blown constitutional crisis. 

"I will not allow Donald Trump and Pam Bondi to continue weaponizing the Justice Department to silence journalists, intimidate whistleblowers, or terrorize communities into submission. Don Lemon and Georgia Fort must be released immediately."

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