Harmeet Dhillon Responds to Don Lemon: Journalism Is Not a Shield that Protects You from the Criminal Consequences When You Are Part of a Crime

Johnson set up a ░░░░░░░░ of events for you ░░░░░░░░ I m sure that ░░░░░░░░ ve already investigated this ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon is speaking ░░░░░░░░ directly to you and ░░░░░░░░ that he had nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with it except ░░░░░░░░ well we can see ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon was delivering ░░░░░░░░ to the protesters beforehand ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon s own ░░░░░░░░ he said that he ░░░░░░░░ that the protest is ░░░░░░░░ to go and pull ░░░░░░░░ to certain locations He ░░░░░░░░ t tell us where ░░░░░░░░ re going to go ░░░░░░░░ the organizer knew because ░░░░░░░░ posted on Facebook right ░░░░░░░░ Here s her Facebook ░░░░░░░░ explaining that they were ░░░░░░░░ to attack a church ░░░░░░░░ day She even tags ░░░░░░░░ Lemon in this Then ░░░░░░░░ Lemon gives the organizer ░░░░░░░░ s some famous BLM ░░░░░░░░ from the George Floyd ░░░░░░░░ he gives her a ░░░░░░░░ live on camera while ░░░░░░░░ Lemon is sort of ░░░░░░░░ the charge here into ░░░░░░░░ church And so it ░░░░░░░░ DHILLON Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ s a lawyer too ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Oh really So ░░░░░░░░ defies explanation DHILLON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Harmeet that he s ░░░░░░░░ innocent party and that ░░░░░░░░ s just journalisming Really ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ he had a message ░░░░░░░░ you and I d ░░░░░░░░ to play it here ░░░░░░░░ got your name wrong ░░░░░░░░ you know it s ░░░░░░░░ an act of journalism ░░░░░░░░ we go Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ MAGA administration and the ░░░░░░░░ news MAGAs are losing ░░░░░░░░ mind over something that ░░░░░░░░ not even true So ░░░░░░░░ me just make it ░░░░░░░░ Because this is an ░░░░░░░░ attorney general I don ░░░░░░░░ know gosh what s ░░░░░░░░ name Something Hamet Gillan ░░░░░░░░ whatever Johnson Hamet Gillan ░░░░░░░░ thank you for joining ░░░░░░░░ show Hamet Gillan LEMON ░░░░░░░░ I had no affiliation ░░░░░░░░ that organization I didn ░░░░░░░░ even know they were ░░░░░░░░ to this church until ░░░░░░░░ followed them there We ░░░░░░░░ there chronicling protests Once ░░░░░░░░ protest started in the ░░░░░░░░ we did an act ░░░░░░░░ journalism which was report ░░░░░░░░ it and talk to ░░░░░░░░ people who were involved ░░░░░░░░ included the pastor members ░░░░░░░░ the church and members ░░░░░░░░ the organization That s ░░░░░░░░ It s called journalism ░░░░░░░░ ends Johnson OK Your ░░░░░░░░ to Don Lemon DHILLON ░░░░░░░░ look we have a ░░░░░░░░ of innocence in this ░░░░░░░░ so I want to ░░░░░░░░ my ethical duties here ░░░░░░░░ let me just say ░░░░░░░░ you know he s ░░░░░░░░ journalist he was a ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ is now but he ░░░░░░░░ is not a badge ░░░░░░░░ a shield that protects ░░░░░░░░ from criminal consequences when ░░░░░░░░ are part of a ░░░░░░░░ And I think the ░░░░░░░░ show how close he ░░░░░░░░ to these folks I ░░░░░░░░ further evidence will show ░░░░░░░░ information about that But ░░░░░░░░ clearly knew and he ░░░░░░░░ before going into the ░░░░░░░░ it s on his ░░░░░░░░ video what was going ░░░░░░░░ happen there What was ░░░░░░░░ to happen was a ░░░░░░░░ of federal law federal ░░░░░░░░ law And I don ░░░░░░░░ know what to say ░░░░░░░░ mean the FACE Act ░░░░░░░░ been out there for ░░░░░░░░ than 30 years and ░░░░░░░░ were lawyers involved in ░░░░░░░░ so called protest And ░░░░░░░░ purpose was to terrorize ░░░░░░░░ of faith in a ░░░░░░░░ of worship They were ░░░░░░░░ a different pastor not ░░░░░░░░ one seen on camera ░░░░░░░░ they got information was ░░░░░░░░ ICE supervisor None of ░░░░░░░░ matters It s off ░░░░░░░░ to go into a ░░░░░░░░ of worship to do ░░░░░░░░ little protest Protests can ░░░░░░░░ on public property Protests ░░░░░░░░ occur outside you know ░░░░░░░░ a sidewalk certain sidewalks ░░░░░░░░ all sidewalks And this ░░░░░░░░ like basic what you ░░░░░░░░ in the first year ░░░░░░░░ law school There s ░░░░░░░░ time place and manner ░░░░░░░░ on the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ of protest and they ░░░░░░░░ violated here in this ░░░░░░░░ No question about it ░░░░░░░░ only question is who ░░░░░░░░ involved how many were ░░░░░░░░ and how many charges ░░░░░░░░ going to be brought ░░░░░░░░ Those are the questions.”