7 months ago
Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon Clash Over St Paul Church Protest
Nicki Minaj had a disagreement with Don Lemon about a protest that happened at a church in St. Paul.
She said on a show with Benny Johnson that Don Lemon knew what was going to happen inside the church and that being a journalist doesn't protect someone from being part of a criminal plan.
The Department of Justice might even charge people involved.
Nicki Minaj thinks Don Lemon was too involved and shouldn't use journalism as an excuse.
Nicki Minaj criticized Don Lemon for his role in the St Paul Church protest.
She argued that journalism does not provide legal protection in this case.
Don Lemon allegedly knew what would happen inside the facility.
The Department of Justice is threatening charges related to the protest.
The comments were made during an interview with influencer Benny Johnson on The Benny Show.
- Who
- Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon
- What
- A clash over the St Paul Church protest and potential legal consequences
- Where
- On The Benny Show
- When
- During comments made to Benny Johnson on The Benny Show
- Why
- Nicki Minaj criticized Don Lemon's involvement and the use of journalism as a legal shield
Key facts
- Individuals Involved
- Nicki Minaj, Don Lemon, Benny Johnson
- Context
- Comments made to influencer Benny Johnson on The Benny Show
- Main Issue
- Criticism of Don Lemon's role in the St Paul Church protest
- Legal Concern
- Potential criminal conspiracy charges
- Protection Claim
- Journalism as a shield from legal consequences
Quotes
Don Lemon
Journalist and television host
“We were there chronicling protests. Once the protest started in the church, we did an act of journalism, which was report on it and talk to the people who are involved, which included the pastor, members of the church and members of the organization. That’s it. It’s called journalism, First Amendment, all that stuff.”
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“I had no affiliation to the protest organization. I didn’t even know they were going to this church until we followed them. We were there chronicling protests.”
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Harmeet Dhillon
Assistant Attorney General and head of the Justice Department Civil Rights Division
“The First Amendment does not protect your pseudo journalism of disrupting a prayer service. You are on notice!”
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“He has come out and said he knew exactly what was going to happen inside that facility. He went into the facility and then he began 'committing journalism,' as if that’s sort of a shield from being a part, an embedded part of a criminal conspiracy. It isn’t.”
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