Mehdi Hasan
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‘Is Journalism a Crime?’ Ex-CNN Journalists on Don Lemon’s Arrest
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February 8, 2026
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39:31Now Playing“Things have gotten so bad for Trump and the White House and his people that I think they decided to take out some of their frustrations on Don and to try to make a case out of something that just doesn't exist… The administration wants to try to criminalize journalistic behavior."
In this Substack Live, Ex-CNN journalists John Harwood and Jim Acosta discuss the Trump administration’s arrest of their former CNN colleague Don Lemon and the growing assault on American free press.
They discuss the anti-American extremism in Trump’s second term, how the media should cover it and why they believe Lemon was arrested.
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