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'Could I be next?’: NABJ president warns of ‘chilling effect’ on press freedom after Lemon’s arrest
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10:12Now PlayingDon Lemon has filed a motion seeking grand jury transcripts after pleading not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota tied to his coverage of a church protest. Errin Haines, editor at large of The 19th and president of the National Association of Black Journalists, joins former CIA Director John Brennan to discuss.
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