Investigate DOJ Attacks on Don Lemon & Other Journalists

A journalist in handcuffs is a five-alarm fire for democracy.

Don Lemon was arrested and charged for doing his job: Documenting and reporting on protests. That is protected by the First Amendment — even when those protests are controversial. Yet under Donald Trump, the Department of Justice is treating journalism like a crime — and it’s meant to send a warning to every reporter watching.

Trump has spent years attacking journalists, calling the press the enemy, and threatening media outlets that challenge him. Now his DOJ is turning that rhetoric into action. If a high-profile journalist like Don Lemon can be arrested, every reporter gets the message: cover dissent and you’re fair game.

Tell the House and Senate Judiciary Committees: “Investigate attacks on Don Lemon and journalists by the Department of Justice and the Trump administration. Demand answers from Attorney General Pam Bondi, and make it clear that reporting is not a crime.”

When journalists are intimidated, protests go uncovered. Abuse stays hidden. Communities lose their voice. And the public is left in the dark while power operates unchecked. That’s how authoritarianism advances — one arrest at a time.

Congress cannot stay silent. The House and Senate Judiciary Committees oversee the Department of Justice. They have the power to investigate who ordered these arrests, expose political interference, and shut down prosecutions that violate the Constitution.

Now is the time to demand action, before the DOJ rounds up any more journalists.

Sign now to tell Congress to defend the First Amendment — before silence becomes the law.