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Don Lemon hires federal prosecutor who resigned over Minnesota probes
Joseph Thompson, who resigned amid political pressure, joins Don Lemon’s legal team defending federal charges tied to livestreaming a church protest.
- On Tuesday, court records show Joseph Thompson, former federal prosecutor, joined Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon's defense alongside Abbe Lowell, who is listed as co-counsel.
- In January, court records show Joseph Thompson resigned along with six other prosecutors, reportedly due to pressure related to Renee Good's wife, and Bondi said she fired them the next day.
- The indictment stems from a St. Paul, Minnesota church livestream in January, where Lemon was charged under the FACE and Ku Klux Klan Acts and arrested in Los Angeles.
- Thompson, once named acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota by President Donald Trump, brings prosecutorial experience focused on fraud to Don Lemon's defense team, court records filed Tuesday show.
- Public commentary intensified after the departures, with Bondi saying Jan. 14 a prosecutor did a New York Times photo shoot while ICE operated and they wanted annual leave through April, and Dhillon on Jan. 18 called Lemon's actions `pseudo journalism`.
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A former federal prosecutor who recently resigned from the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s office has joined Don Lemon’s defense team, court records show. Joseph Thompson will represent Lemon alongside Abbe Lowell, a defense attorney who has represented prominent Democrats like New York Attorney General Letitia James and Hunter Biden, according to a Tuesday court filing. Lemon was indicted in January under the Freedom of […] Minnesota Federal Prosecut…
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