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[00:00:00] That judge rejected the federal [00:00:01] prosecutor's attempt to criminally [00:00:02] charge Don Lemon in relation to his [00:00:04] presence this week during a protest at [00:00:05] that St. Paul church. One of the people [00:00:07] arrested as mentioned was Nikima Levy [00:00:10] Armstrong, a civil rights attorney. And [00:00:12] here she was on CNN claiming that she [00:00:14] was welcomed into the church. Well, I [00:00:16] mean under false opies as she then [00:00:18] proceeds to explain. [00:00:20] >> We did [snorts] not rush into that [00:00:21] church. We actually went and sat down [00:00:24] and participated in the service. And [00:00:26] after the pastor prayed, that is when I [00:00:29] stood up and asked him a question in [00:00:32] response to his prayer. And then I and [00:00:35] he responded to me. And then I proceeded [00:00:38] to ask him about Pastor David Easterwood [00:00:41] and how is it possible for him to serve [00:00:43] as both the pastor and the director of [00:00:46] ICE for Minnesota. And instead of [00:00:48] responding to me, as soon as I said the [00:00:51] name David Easterwood, the pastor says, [00:00:54] "Shame, [00:00:55] shame." And that is when I led us in [00:00:59] chance justice for Renee, good and hands [00:01:01] up, don't shoot. [00:01:02] >> That of course is ridiculous. You don't [00:01:03] get to go into somebody else's church [00:01:05] and then if you wait for 5 minutes and [00:01:07] then break out into a disruption of the [00:01:09] church service, [00:01:11] call that permission to enter the [00:01:13] church. That is not that is not right. [00:01:15] If you go into somebody's house claiming [00:01:17] that you are, for example, a carpet [00:01:18] salesperson and you want to check out [00:01:19] the house and the person invites you in, [00:01:21] you proceed to steal all the crockery. [00:01:23] Well, it turns out they didn't invite [00:01:24] you in the house to steal the crockery. [00:01:26] That is a that is a ridiculous argument [00:01:27] and that is one is not going to hold up [00:01:29] in court. Now, one of the people that [00:01:31] the DOJ wanted to charge was Don Lemon, [00:01:33] the former CNN talking head and host. [00:01:37] So, Don Lemon, and again, I know Don. [00:01:40] Don is a um he is a a a character to say [00:01:45] the very least. Well, Don had pretty [00:01:47] clearly allegedly allegedly coordinated [00:01:50] with this group to be there. How else [00:01:51] would he know to be there? He wasn't [00:01:52] just attending a random church in St. [00:01:54] Paul on that day. That is not what was [00:01:56] happening. Well, he showed up and a [00:02:00] judge in Minnesota was handed an [00:02:04] indictment for him and rejected the [00:02:06] indictment. That judge rejected the [00:02:09] federal prosecutor's attempt to [00:02:10] criminally charge Don Lemon in relation [00:02:12] to his presence this week during a [00:02:13] protest at that St. Paul Church. [00:02:15] According to the Washington Post, this [00:02:16] represents an extraordinary rebuke of a [00:02:18] justice department that has drawn [00:02:20] criticism for its forceful response to [00:02:22] demonstrations against ICE offers [00:02:24] officers. [00:02:26] The magistrate judge's decision was [00:02:27] described at Thursday by two people [00:02:28] familiar with the matter who spoke on [00:02:30] the condition of anonymity. Their [00:02:32] accounts emerged the same day department [00:02:33] officials announced the arrest of again [00:02:35] the other three. Well, it turns out, [00:02:38] shock of shocks, it turns out that the [00:02:40] judge in this particular case, according [00:02:42] to Bill Malugan of Fox News, his wife [00:02:45] works as an assistant attorney general [00:02:46] in Minnesota under Keith Ellison. So [00:02:50] Keith Ellison is the attorney general of [00:02:52] the state and he of course is an ally of [00:02:53] Don Lemon. In fact, here he was over the [00:02:55] course of the last 24 hours joining Don [00:02:57] Lemon's show to explain why Don Lemon [00:03:00] didn't do anything wrong. [00:03:01] >> This is I mean, look, it's a it's a w [00:03:03] it's a wild stretch and inappropriate. [00:03:05] And the and the and the face act, by the [00:03:07] way, is designed to protect the rights [00:03:10] of people seeking their reproductive [00:03:12] rights to be protected. uh and so that [00:03:15] people for a religious reason uh you [00:03:18] know cannot just use religion to break [00:03:20] into women's reproductive health [00:03:23] centers. Right? So how they are [00:03:26] stretching either of these laws to apply [00:03:28] to people who protested in a church over [00:03:31] the behavior or the perceived behavior [00:03:33] of a of a of a religious leader is is [00:03:35] beyond me. Um but they don't mind [00:03:38] stretching these days. [00:03:39] >> Okay. Well, it's not actually a stretch. [00:03:41] Now, Keith Ellison is out there telling [00:03:43] Don Lemon, quote, "People have a right [00:03:44] to lift up their voices and make their [00:03:45] peace, and none of us are immune from [00:03:47] the voice of the public." And then he [00:03:49] said, "Chanting cannot be a crime. It's [00:03:51] freedom of expression." Well, actually, [00:03:54] not so much. Not so much. It turns out [00:03:56] that the Face Act explicitly talks about [00:04:00] the attempts to disrupt church services. [00:04:04] It explicitly protects religious [00:04:06] freedom. It imposes criminal penalties [00:04:08] on anyone who quote by force or threat [00:04:10] of force or by physical obstruction [00:04:11] intentionally injures, intimidates, or [00:04:13] interferes with or attempts to injure, [00:04:15] intimidate, or interfere with any person [00:04:16] lawfully exercising or seeking to [00:04:18] exercise the First Amendment right of [00:04:20] religious worship at a place of [00:04:22] religious worship. [00:04:24] That is what it is. That's legitimately [00:04:26] what the law was designed to do. Why? [00:04:28] Well, because it was essentially a [00:04:29] trade. This was a bipartisan bill signed [00:04:32] into law in 1994. [00:04:34] On the one hand, Democrats were saying [00:04:35] that they wanted to protect abortion [00:04:37] clinics from people who are obstructing [00:04:38] the entrances, and Republicans said, [00:04:39] "We're not going to vote for that unless [00:04:41] you also vote that you're not allowed to [00:04:43] disrupt church services." So, yes, part [00:04:44] of the FACE act is preventing this sort [00:04:46] of stuff pretty clearly. [00:04:50] But that's what Keith Ellison is all [00:04:51] about. Again, it is not about the [00:04:54] impartial administration of law. And so [00:04:57] there's something a little bit [00:04:59] problematic about the fact that the wife [00:05:01] of the judge who's protecting Don Lemon [00:05:04] works for Keith Ellison. Representative [00:05:07] Tom Emmer, he says Keith Ellison needs [00:05:09] refresher course in law. This is true. [00:05:13] >> But there's another thing he said which [00:05:14] is this behavior did not violate the [00:05:17] First Amendment. This is what they do. [00:05:18] They just go to talking points. [00:05:21] Keith Ellison is a is a lawyer. Uh he's [00:05:24] our attorney general. He's an [00:05:25] embarrassment. uh he would pre prefer to [00:05:27] prosecute cops uh and defend criminals [00:05:30] rather than doing his job. And by the [00:05:32] way, when you suggest that interrupting [00:05:34] a faith community during while they're [00:05:37] worshiping is a exercise of your first [00:05:40] amendment rights, I would suggest he [00:05:41] head back for a refresher course in law [00:05:43] school cuz he clearly didn't learn the [00:05:45] law cuz he certainly doesn't understand. [00:05:47] >> Well, that of course is Tom Emmer, [00:05:49] Republican of Minnesota, and he is right [00:05:51] about all of that. 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So when you [00:07:42] look at Memphis, Tennessee or Austin, [00:07:44] Texas, or any other community virtually [00:07:47] across the United States of America, and [00:07:49] you don't see the same level of chaos in [00:07:51] Minneapolis, the natural conclusion is [00:07:54] that it's not what ICE is doing in [00:07:55] Minneapolis, it's what Minneapolis [00:07:57] authorities are doing to prevent ICE [00:07:59] from doing their jobs. And that's [00:08:01] exactly what's happening. [00:08:03] >> And Vance, of course, is right about [00:08:04] this, too. I mean, the fact is that if [00:08:06] local authorities were in fact working [00:08:08] handin glove with DHS, things would go a [00:08:10] lot smoother. Vance also pointed out [00:08:12] that protest does not mean assault. That [00:08:15] if you're going to protest ICE agents, [00:08:16] that does not mean that you can obstruct [00:08:17] federal law or go after the ICE agents [00:08:19] physically or threaten them. A lot of [00:08:22] these guys are unable to do their jobs [00:08:24] without being harassed, without being [00:08:26] doxed, and sometimes without being [00:08:27] insulted. That's totally unacceptable. [00:08:29] And that's one of the things that I want [00:08:30] to send a message to is yes, come out [00:08:32] and protest. Protest me. protest our [00:08:34] immigration policy, but do it [00:08:36] peacefully. If you assault a law [00:08:38] enforcement officer, the Trump [00:08:40] administration and the Department of [00:08:41] Justice is going to prosecute you to the [00:08:43] fullest extent of the law. And I wanted [00:08:45] to show some support for these guys. [00:08:46] >> The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Fry, [00:08:49] also came out and suggested that it was [00:08:51] absolutely terrible, awful in fact, for [00:08:54] the Trump DOJ to indict people who are [00:08:55] disrupting church services and entering [00:08:58] churches without permission in order to [00:09:00] do that. Jacob Frey tweeted, quote, [00:09:02] "This is a gross abuse of power. The [00:09:04] federal government is picking and [00:09:04] choosing who to investigate going after [00:09:06] protesters and not the person who shot [00:09:08] and killed one of our neighbors. I'm [00:09:09] calling for Nikima to be released [00:09:10] immediately. [00:09:12] Well, I mean, good for him. And I [00:09:15] declare bankruptcy like Michael Scott. [00:09:17] You know that and $5 will buy you a [00:09:19] pretty mediocre cup of coffee. But it is [00:09:22] always incredible to see who the [00:09:23] Minneapolis mayor will bow before and [00:09:26] who he will instead allow to trample all [00:09:30] over the law, including of course people [00:09:33] who are attempting to violate the rights [00:09:34] of others to worship freely in a church. [00:09:37] I'm not that short, but you know what is [00:09:39] short? This clip. View more like this [00:09:41] one on the Ben Shapiro Show clips [00:09:42] channel by clicking the subscribe button [00:09:44] down below.