Pam Bondi Uses Klan Act to Charge 30 More in St. Paul Church Raid
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal indictments against 30 more individuals for a January protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, bringing the total to 39 defendants.Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon confirmed the DOJ is utilizing the FACE Act and the Klan Act to seek longer sentences for those involved in the incident.The charges follow a protest at a service led by a pastor employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which the DOJ labeled a coordinated takeover-style attack.High-profile defendants including
Don Lemon and
Nekima Levy Armstrong face conspiracy charges while maintaining their actions were protected under the First Amendment.