{"id":314951,"date":"2026-02-03T18:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-cnn-anchor-don-lemon-says-a-dozen-agents-were-sent-to-arrest-him\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:01:18","slug":"former-cnn-anchor-don-lemon-says-a-dozen-agents-were-sent-to-arrest-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-cnn-anchor-don-lemon-says-a-dozen-agents-were-sent-to-arrest-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CNN anchor Don Lemon says a dozen agents were sent to arrest him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ViaJFTSF6d0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former CNN anchor Don Lemon says a dozen agents were sent to arrest him\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ViaJFTSF6d0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon says about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him on 30 January, even though his attorney had told authorities he would turn himself in to face federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. 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