Article in The Guardian by Theodore J. Boutrous Jr & Katie Townsend, 2/2/26

Headline:  “We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration’s attacks on the press and a clear threat to first amendment freedoms”

“. . .It is unprecedented for the justice department to invoke these laws to punish journalistic activity, and there is no basis for doing so that would be consistent with the first amendment. Indeed, before the indictment, a federal magistrate judge in Minnesota had refused to sign an arrest warrant for Lemon. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/02/don-lemon-georgia-fort-arrest-first-amendment