IHIP News: 🚨 DOJ Intends to CHARGE Don Lemon Under Ku Klux Klan Act?!

What this episode is about

The discussion centers around the Department of Justice's intention to charge journalist Don Lemon under the Ku Klux Klan Act, with Lemon responding to the news on Martin Luther King Day. He explains that he learned about the potential charges through social media while covering civil rights protests in Minnesota, highlighting the public's reaction and the ongoing challenges related to freedom of speech.

Key takeaways

• Journalism meets activism: Don Lemon navigates the fine line between reporting and being perceived as an agitator.
• On MLK Day, a black journalist faces a Ku Klux Klan Act charge—talk about an irony wrapped in outrage.
• Protests inside churches challenge sacredness, revealing how faith intersects with the harsh realities of immigration policies.
• ICE's presence in churches sparks debate: Are they sanctuaries or snitches? It’s a faith-based moral dilemma.
• Turns out, disrupting worship to discuss civil rights is more complex than flipping tables; it's about redefining compassion.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Don Lemon (Guest) · 18 min speaking
• Jen (Guest) · 12 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: IHIP News
2. 20:00 – 25:00: KKK Act
3. 25:00 – 30:00: IHIP News

Notable quotes from "IHIP News: 🚨 DOJ Intends to CHARGE Don Lemon Under Ku Klux Klan Act?!"

• Problem with the First Amendment. Kylie put up this tweet from little DL Queen Benny Johnson. Breaking DOJ announces intention to charge Don Lemon under the Klux Clan Act. I…

  about DOJ · at 0:13

• Some lady there with him and they're talking about they're going to use the KKK act. And I'm well, of course they're going to use the KKK act on a black man with a cell phone…

  about KKK Act · at 20:26

• Had sheriffs and you had law enforcement harassing the newly freed slaves. So the clan act is a law that makes it illegal to terrorize citizens to violate their civil rights to…

  about Klu Klux Klan Act · at 24:13

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

Companies & orgs

• ICE — Company · Business focus · 2 mentions
  Discussed in the context of protests and allegations against a pastor associated with ICE, highlighting tensions around immigration enforcement.
• DOJ — Company · Business focus · 2 mentions
  Mentioned in relation to potential charges under the Klu Klux Klan Act against Don Lemon, indicating a controversial use of legal frameworks.
• IHIP News — Company · Business focus · 2 mentions · first at 0:34
  Mentioned as the platform where the discussion is taking place, indicating its role in hosting the conversation about the events.
  Remind everybody that Don Lemon is a black man and today is Martin Luther King Day and I have to join us right now none other than best friend of IHIP News, Don Lemon. Don, how did you hear about this?

Concepts & topics

• Klu Klux Klan Act — Concept · Key argument · 2 mentions
  Discussed as a legal framework potentially being used to charge Don Lemon, highlighting its historical context and contemporary application.
• KKK Act — Concept · 1 mention · first at 20:29

Full transcript with timestamps

0:11 The Trump administration has a huge problem with the First Amendment. Kylie put up this tweet from uh little DL Queen Benny Johnson. Breaking DOJ announces intention to charge Don Lemon under the Klux Clan Act. I want to remind everybody that Don Lemon is a black man and today is Martin Luther King Day and I have to join us right now none other than best friend of IHIP News, Don Lemon. Don, how did you hear about this?

0:42 Um, I heard of someone texted me and said, "Oh my gosh, uh, I'm really sorry that you're going through this." And I said, "Going through what?" Because I've been traveling all night. I was in um in Minnesota and that's how I heard about it. But I have not heard anything from anybody DOJ officially. I've just heard lots of people just yapping, you know, on on uh either the internet on social media or on conservative, you know, podcast or um or uh you know, Fox News.

1:08 All right. So, walk us through this. You went to Minnesota. You're an independent journalist. I'm sure all of our everybody's abundantly clear with your work.

1:16 And you are reporting on all of these ICE protests and you end up at a church. Is that what this is regarding?

1:24 Yeah. So, there was a I went to Minneapolis to cover the unrest there. Uh, and I I got a I was trying to I asked I was asking people what's going on on the ground. Uh, I'm going to get there. Should I go directly to the Whipple? Whatever. And they said, "Well, there's this thing happening that they've been sending out flyers for. Perhaps you want to cover this." So, I said, "Sure." And I went, "Okay, I'll cover." And then when I went to cover it, they said, "We're doing this um this protest that is sort of um similar to the civil rights movement where they show up places and they sort of disrupt the piece like sitting in at lunch counters or, you know, drinking out of out of water fountains that were only supposed to be for white people." And I said, "Sure, I'll I'll go. I'll chronicle it." And they ended up at a church. I didn't even know they were going to a church. And they ended up at

2:06 a church. And so once they went in and did their thing, uh other journalists started going in and I went in. So, I'm not exactly sure, Jen, how I became the face of it, unless they just think I'm the bigger name, but it's bizarre. And I reported on it. I interviewed everyone there, the pastor, some of the congregants, and uh and the protesters. And that was it. And now all of a sudden, it blew up into this big thing where I am the one who is leading the protest. And somehow I'm the agitator here when I'm just the journalist.

2:34 And so this church, it was it is friendly is ICE friendly is my understanding. That's the reporting. So the according to the group and I have not been able to confirm this again because this wasn't my movement. I am chronicling what happened. They believe they said that they found evidence that someone who is a pastor or registered as a pastor there is also an ICE agent or works in some capacity with ICE. And they said they have uh information about that and they think that if that is the case, why are you a pastor at a church if you were working as an ICE agent? And so that's what their skirmish was about.

3:12 That's what they went in to to protest and that's what I went in just to to report on.

3:17 Well, and I can certainly understand their frustration with that because all of the grifting through Christianity and overt patriotism and then these people can't call out the um Jeffrey Epstein

3:31 pedophilia ring. It's very alarming. But we have I took from your Instagram. You interviewed this pastor and let's watch this together from your Instagram and then I want to get your take on what was going on. Play the clip.

3:42 Okay. What do you think of this? I mean, this is unacceptable. It's shameful. It's shameful to to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship. So, but there were folks who I have to take care of my flock.

3:57 Okay. But listen, we live in a there's a constitution in the first amendment to freedom of speech and freedom to assemble and protest.

4:03 We're here to worship. We're here to worship Jesus because that's the hope of these cities. That's the hope of the world is Jesus Christ.

4:09 I want to be very respectful. Please don't push me though. We're we're here. We're here to worship Jesus. That's why we're here. Okay. That's why we're here. That's what we're about.

4:17 Don't you think Jesus would be understanding? We're we're about love these folks.

4:21 We're about spreading the love of Jesus. But did you try to talk to them as a as a Christian?

4:25 No one is willing to talk. Okay. I I have to take care of my church and my family. So I ask that you actually would also leave this building. You don't want us to

4:32 unless you're here to worship. Unless you're here to worship. I'm always worship. I'm a Christian.

4:36 We're here to Well, we're here to worship. We're here to worship. Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate.

4:41 Yeah. Weird to me that he's all about um this is the type of Christianity I grew up around.

4:48 Recruiting but not helping, not comforting, not providing. Like these people are hurting. These people that ICE are targeting are suffering. They're marginalized. And I thought you did an excellent job with the pastor saying, "Don't you think Jesus would want to talk to these people and help these people?"

5:06 Yeah. Well, and also remember as someone who wrote the book and was on your show about wrote a book about about God, um Jesus turned the the tables over in the temple, right? He flipped the tables because he was he was tired of them, you know, not doing what they're supposed to do uh in his father's house and not living up to the tenants of of Christianity. And so, you know, it is it is surprising to me if it is true that this person is somehow works for ICE. Uh, and that and also it is true that they're not understanding now of the the protesters is that they're doing the exact opposite of what Christianity is supposed to be about. And I say in the reporting, Jen, if you look at it, uh, and if you go and look at the full thing, I say it's interesting that you see the pop people over here praying and then the people over here protesting, but if they got together, they could solve this problem. If you had people

5:58 understanding, but it doesn't seem like anyone wanted to talk to each other. Now, I think the protesters actually went there to talk to these guys, obviously to disrupt. True. But I think they went there to talk to them. And I think if the pastor who was I would what I would have done, Jen, is I would have said, "No, we live in a country where we welcome disscent. We welcome peaceable the to piece of the right to peaceibly assemble. We welcome that." And so we may not like it. It is uncomfortable, but that's what protest is about, discomfort. So since you're here, let's please, please calm down. Let's try to talk. What would you like us to do? What do you want us to know? What would you like us to hear? what can we do to help you in our father's house, in the people's house? What can we do? None of that happened. I I think he started to, you know, when we got there, I think he started just, you know, to to preach

6:50 sort of against the protesters or whatever, which I think is a natural reaction. But I think if you are going to be a representative of the Lord and of God, then perhaps you should conduct yourself as such. Now, let me say this, Jen. I understand that people don't encounter this all the time and that it can be unnerving for some people, especially for young people. But I think in the way that you handle it with young people is what I said before. This is what America is about. This is the reason we have a constitution. People don't always agree. This is part of the rights that we're given under the constitution. We may not like don't be disheartened by it. But so, um, I think there's a to sort of comfort younger people.

7:34 Did we lose Don? Don, Hang on, guys. Everybody stay. I think maybe. Did you lose me?

7:43 I think you're back. Yeah. Yeah, I got you. You're back. Okay, you lost me for a second. I'm back. Yes.

7:48 Okay, Don, let's get to the nut cutting because here's my observation. Yes. Let me get to the nut cutting of what I think this is about. So that is one of those white evangelical churches that v turn out to vote for Donald Trump 80 plus% of that sect of Christianity. These are the uh don't tread on me folks. These are the people who feel like America is for Americans and American only. These are white nationalists and the DOJ got their panties in a wad because these protesters went straight to them and addressed their hypocrisy.

8:29 You, a gay black journalist, are I mean, prime bait for them to drum up these charges. But so that's one issue. You went right into the most entitled white nationalists there are and they feel that ICE is 100% justified. Secondly, I find it incredibly rich that Benny Johnson, who outed himself online uh when he was searching for gay cruises and he didn't realize he get targeted ads back at him, right? And we all know the rumors about Benny Johnson. I find it incredibly rich the We lost Don. Maybe he'll be right back in. Kylie, will he be right back in?

9:14 He should be right back in. Say hi to Kylie. Hi. Some Wi-Fi issues. Okay. Hopefully he comes right back. But what what I'm trying to get at you guys is that Here he is. Don, can you hear me? I don't know if you can hear me. Don, can you hear me? Don, I wonder what's going on. Is he still in Minneapolis? Don,

9:57 he's he's back out. He's back out. Is he in Minneapolis still? Maybe not good Wi-Fi.

10:04 He looks like he's traveling. Okay. All right. What I was trying to say you guys is that I think it's incredibly rich of these people. Um that style of church is what average everyday people that are of a their own personal private faith. That kind of evangelical church where they're all about recruiting and they're all about we just need to know Jesus personally and not about helping people. They don't think they should be confronted. Okay, Don, are you there? Don,

10:39 this is not working. Oh, wait. I can hear you now. Can you hear me? Don, can he hear me? Don,

10:47 can you hear me? Oh my gosh, we're I know. Live. It's live. Jen, can you hear me?

10:52 Yes. Can you hear me? Can you hear me? You are cutting out. Don't go anywhere. Hold on. It will get better. I don't know what's happening.

11:03 Are you still in Minneapolis? Cutting out. I think it may be on your end, but anyways. Um, let me

11:08 It's not on my end. Oh, wait. He's back in via the Wi-Fi. How about now? Are you there?

11:14 I can I can see you. I mean, I can hear you. I cannot see you. You can I can hear you. I cannot see you.

11:22 You can't see me. Now you guys just bear with me. We'll see if we can get Don. He thinks it's going to get better. He think Dawn. Oh, there we go. That looked good. What? Oh, does he keep entering multiple times?

11:50 Yeah, I know. I entered because it's on a better thing. How's this? That's better. Okay, let me get to this nut cut in here. And I don't know how much of that you heard, but I think that style of church, that's the white nationalist style of church. That sect of evangel evangelical Christianity has its rooting in the KKK because the KKK was a religious movement for white nationalists. And I think this DOJ via Pam Bondi who wears her crucifix who will not ever address anybody's suffering. Um they have a problem with those types of white people being confronted and called out on their hypocrisy. Furthermore, the staggering hypocrisy of Benny DL Demon Queen Johnson breaking this story when he outed himself with the um you know the ads targeted ads based on your Google searches. Um,

12:42 I think it's just really, really interesting. I think these MAGA men, they have like a hive mind. None of them are unique. None of them are um the alphas they think they are. They just all take their orders every day. What's Elon saying? What's Trump saying? And they have to bend and mold. And you are a a prize for them. a an independent gay black happy successful man and this is an attempt to intimidate and beat you down.

13:16 Mhm. I don't disagree with with that and I didn't hear the first part, but um I think that there is obviously this there's racism in it. The whole point of it is that they're trying to they're detaining people on the streets because of accents and the color of their skin. uh and they're also targeting they're targeting people of color and black people uh as well as as brown people. So there is uh a certain degree of racism there and there's a certain degree of entitlement. I think people who are you know in the religious groups like that it's not the type of Christianity that I practice but I think that they're entitled and that that entitlement comes from a supremacy a white supremacy. And they think that this country was built for them that it is a Christian country when actually we left England because we wanted religious freedom. It's religious freedom, but only if you're a Christian

13:59 and only if you're a white male, pretty much. And so, yeah, I absolutely 100%, but it's an intimidation tactic. And, you know, I said I don't understand how I've become the face of it when I was a journalist. I do understand that I'm the biggest name there. And I'm also, as I was on with my producers this morning, you know, you and Kylie talk all the time. My producers were saying, I said, "How did I become the face of this?" And my producer said, "Don, you're a gay black man in America and you have a platform and you're the biggest name. Of course, you're going to be the person that they single out and they're going to make the headline because it plays to their base and their base is full of racist bigot bigoted homophobes like Nicki Minaj by the way.

14:38 Oh, pop pop that up. So Nicki Minaj sent a tweet out. Don Cox suck in her words, lemon is disgusting. How dare you? I want that thug in jail. he would never do that to any other religion. Lock him up and then she bizarrely puts a Chucky doll with it. So, number one, the um homophobia laced in that. But number two,

15:05 the way Christ this breed, this sect of Christianity, the white nationalist form of Christianity that I guess now Nicki Minaj attaches herself to. I'm like, good luck with that, sis. At the end of the day, you're still black. But um uh they they use their religion as a weapon, but then they also use it as a shield back and forth, back and forth. They weaponize it and then oh my god, I'm a victim. Don't attack my Christianity. And that's what Nicki Minaj just did right there. And I have news for Nicki Minaj. You think these white nationalists are going to accept you and your WAP?

15:41 Just hide and wait. These people are serious about their racism, Miss Minaj. Well, I'm glad you said WAP and if you listen to Nicki Minaj's music and you're like, "Okay, that's Christianity." First of all, Jen, you know, it's h how we met is that I was promoting my book on Christianity. And so Nicki Minaj is not a Christian. She knows nothing about Christian. What she is is a grifter. And instead of that that Chucky doll, she should have had a Pikmi doll on there because Nicki Minaj is a pickme. And she doesn't she's not African-American. I think she's from the islands. She is a black woman, but she doesn't understand the African-American uh uh struggle, so to speak. And if she did, she wouldn't be doing this and saying this on Martin Luther King Day, on the Martin Luther King holiday of all days. Put uh putting that out. Nicki Minaj doesn't care about black people. She doesn't care about gay

16:35 people. Those are two of her biggest supporters and the people who make her rich. And if I was as I should say if I I am as a black and gay person, uh I'm not supporting her. And so if you're black and you hear what Nicki Minaj is doing and she's sitting on the stage with Charlie Kirk's widow who who Charlie K sadly who should not have died, you have to, you know, say that caveat the way that he did. It was uncalled for. However, he talked [ __ ] about black people a lot. He said racist, bigotive things a lot. and she's cozying up to his wife and to his organization and to all of the other bigots in the MAGA movement and now she is calling a a a gay man a a [ __ ]

17:17 that's homophobia. So, uh if if we were in the day where we earned where we bought records, I would be burning Nicki Minaj's records today. So, I am so glad that I have never been a Nicki Minaj fan. I don't know her music. There is nothing on my playlist that's ever Nicki Minaj and and there isn't going to be because she is an ignorant pick me and I choose not to pick her and so should you.

17:44 Yeah, I agree with you. And you know what I think we have right now? We have DEI fascists, right? You know, like we have these people that are trying to seek safety in this horrific regime that is a personality cult. Nicki Minaj thinks she's going to be the magic black lady. Um that old queen running the Kennedy Center, what's his name? Richard Grenell. He thinks he's going to be the magic homo. Right.

18:15 Pikney is You know what a Pikmi is, right? Exact. Yes. Uh Cash Patel is gonna be the magic Indian. And at the end of the day, these you saw that the video of these uh DEI Nazis, Nick Fuentes and the Tape Brothers singing Kanye West in word hile Hitler. Have you seen that?

18:33 No, I haven't seen it really though. Last night they went to a bar in Miami and they recorded it and they are playing um uh Kanye West song Nword Hy Hitler. The song's been banned and all of the people that are singing this are people that if they lived in Nazi Germany, Hitler would have sent them straight to the camps.

18:55 Uh the Tape brothers were not Aryan or white enough. Nick Fuentes is gay. He would have a, you know, pink triangle on him and he's half Mexican, so that's not pure blood. And so you have this really interesting uh uh marriage of these marginalized people that think they're the exception and they think these white nationalists are going to provide protection and cover for them.

19:17 It's not going to happen. It's like they shot a white woman in the street. Imagine what they're doing to brownkinned people behind bars.

19:25 I'm so glad that you said that. By the way, Nick Fuentes claims he's not gay, but you know, I take your point, but he says he's not. But whatever,

19:31 [ __ ] please. Yeah, but right, they shot a white lady in the middle of the street. What do you think they're going to do to your black ass? Right? You know what I'm saying? What do you think they're going to do to you? And what does it do to you to be singing, you know, the the Hy Hitler song? Like, why do that if you're if Unless you have some sort of mental issues or I don't know, some sort of massochist or whatever or self-hate. I I I don't really I don't get it.

19:59 I don't get it. drunk. There's no amount of money or fame that's that that that's worth that. By the way, Jen,

20:05 no. And I think they're drunk on this idea of toxic masculinity, Don. I think the

20:10 uh Benny Johnson who did that, you know, breaking news story about you. I think that the

20:17 Was it a breaking news? I have to go back and watch it. Was it like breaking news blah blah blah?

20:21 I Kylie, do you will you ceue up that video so we can watch it? I he he's got some lady there with him and they're talking about they're going to use the KKK act. And I'm like, well, of course they're going to use the KKK act on a black man with a cell phone and a microphone because the white uh nationalists at the white MAGA church got their feelings hurt for being called out for being hypocrites.

20:43 Can I can I jump in right there, Jen? Yeah. Because you think about, look, I I think these people truly felt that they were traumatized or that they were upset by it. But I think there should be some proportionality here and a bit of empathy, right? And a bit of self-reflection because those people were able to um choose to stay or to go. They could leave and go to breakfast with their family or go home and do whatever. And they had their freedom and they go back to their nice warm cozy homes. While while they're doing that, the DOJ or ICE and and um federal agents are picking people up off the streets.

21:17 Some of them who are American citizens, uh some of them who are working are in process of becoming documented. And they are in holding cells. They are freezing. They have no means. Um they have no voice. They have no platform. And they are not going back to cozy homes. They're sitting in cells with sometimes 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 other people with one toilet. uh and um uh what do you call that? The myar blankets, you know, one myar blanket between them. And so I think that you should, you know, especially if you're in a church and you're supposed to be about helping the least of these, that should be at the top of mine rather than I was inconvenienced today and my, you know, my kids are going to be upset because they happen to witness how America and the Constitution works.

22:06 All right, Kylie, do you have that loaded up? Let's hear what uh little Benny had to say. Little being the operative word. Pursue charges in this case. I see I see various uh crimes that have occurred. Exactly what they are. I'm not going to flag, but uh the Face Act has been mentioned as one of the predicates there. Um in other cases, the Biden DOJ used the Clan Act conspiracy charges tacked on to the Face Act in the case of protests outside abortion clinics to bring much longer sentences. So there are a number of tools available to us. Who funded this? Um what else?

22:41 What other crimes may have occurred? This idea that is always in the rightwing where they say who funded this? How much are they getting paid? Because they understand that people care about other people for free and that people hate fascists and Donald Trump for [ __ ] free. All right, play the clip.

23:02 The wires or the males in preparing for this event? Did anyone cross state lines to do this? All of those are potential predicates for additional federal charges.

23:12 Army, I've just pulled up the Clan Act because this is the first time that I've heard this mentioned. This is a act that was passed in 1871. Correction there to come at the K Clu Klux Clan and protect African-Americans voting rights, especially uh the enforcement act uh which is known as the Force Act. So, here's some of the information on screen. Would you mind breaking down for us because we have just read the Face Act and how this is an uh affinity to the Face Act, an obvious and egregious, demonstrable violation of the Face Act because they were entering a place of worship, harassing and threatening. We just played a video of a man, a bearded man who was threatening to attack the Christians that were worshiping there.

23:51 So, it seems like an obvious face act violation, but the Clan Act, here it is on screen. First time I've heard it mentioned. Can you unpack this for us, Harmy? Yeah, the Clan Act is one of the most important federal civil rights statutes and it goes back to the time when President Lincoln um emancipated the slaves and yet the southern states dixierats mainly were refusing to give them equal rights. In fact, that uh you had sheriffs and you had law enforcement harassing uh the newly freed slaves. So the clan act is a law that makes it illegal to terrorize citizens to violate their civil rights to get together and conspire to violate the civil rights. It is often used against law enforcement but is now used against others as well.

24:33 So whenever anyone So Don, it's abundantly obvious to me that if they do charge you, you're going to lawyer up and they're going to go get humiliated in federal court yet again because these people are dumber than a box of hot rocks. They're so breathtakingly stupid. I can't even take it.

24:54 None of what she says there applies to me. There's no evidence. I have no affiliation with the organization. I have no planning of any of this. I am a journalist reporting. And so, you know, she's saying that I'm they're saying I'm some sort of activist. I'm like, okay, why do you keep dragging my name in it? What you're saying doesn't apply to me at all. And, you know,

25:14 you're right. It's the black gay thing. I stand by my reporting. That and that should be my response. I stand by my reporting, you know, to to everybody, Jen. So, it's kind it's ridiculous because she keeps talking like in circles about these things. And I just found out about the clan act and I'm like, and by the way, Benny Johnson in his black t-shirt. I mean, look, he's Nellier than I've ever been. I'm just saying.

25:33 It's the He's the gayest thing I have ever seen in my life. I mean, right up there with little Moses Mike Grinder Johnson. And here's just the thing, Don, that just gets me about these guys, these little DL demon queens, right? There is probably extra layers of jealousy towards you because you're able to be brave enough to have gone from what these people are in, which is the closet full of shame.

25:59 And you've been able to break through that and do the hard work and go and finally have pride. And that's what white people and straight people need to understand about two phrases. Black Lives Matter is such a simple phrase because black people are just saying we're human beings. Yeah.

26:17 That's all they're saying. That's all that means. Black lives matter too is basically what it means, right?

26:21 And the pride Yes. And the pride parade, it's called pride because we as society project so much shame on them by telling them who they should be and who they should kiss and who they should make out with. And as we all know, little Benny Johnson, he Googles gay stuff all the time and then he gets, you know, targeted ads thrown at him for gay cruises and God only knows what else. I'm sure butt plugs and dildos and all sorts of [ __ ] I'm not I'm just making that up. But and then he outed, you know, and then he outs himself. And I think there's just this overriding jealousy um that these people have and a brokenness.

27:03 and we're watching the it all play out. But, you know, there's also other stuff, too. Jen,

27:09 I I truly know from years of experience that there's also a little crush there. The ones who come after me the most, right, these DL demon queens, as you describe them, they've got a little crush. They're like, that Don Lemon, you know, I've never a little taboo, a little chocolate there.

27:26 But, and I'm not interested in any of them. You know, my husband is handsome as all ghetto. 63 hot.

27:33 So, Benny, you could never, and I'm not interested. So, Don, if you get tomorrow, if you if you find out the DOJ is pressing some sort of chicken [ __ ] clan charge, um, what what what would your what would your plans be?

27:51 I'm calling you because I know you'd have my back and I know you how to assemble the squad. No, seriously. If uh if that happens, then um you know, I I will I'm standing tall. I'm not ashamed of anything. I'm not afraid of anything. Do what do what you must and I'll do what I must and I will assemble a group that's going to defend me and I'm going to rely on my supporters and my friends um and my allies to help me out and I'll do what I have to do, but I'm going to keep going and continue. I'm not letting this bother me or worry me, but at all

28:22 and so I'm going to keep continue reporting. Right now, what I'm deciding is, do I go and to back to Minnesota and stay longer or do I go back to New York and, you know, get back to some business that I have to take care of there. I'm not concerned about I'm not concerning myself with this. Whatever they do, let them do it. But in the end, I'm telling you, I don't think that they've realized that people are fed up with this. That's why you see so many people out in the streets. That's why those protesters went into the church. And I think they are mobilizing people against the MAGA and the Trump administration and um the the ICE agents and and other federal agents who are out there. They're actually mobilizing the opposition and the protests because people are fed up and they're tired of living in this Gustapo like world under this tyrannical government. I I think that what they're doing their efforts are going to

29:11 backfire. Don, I completely agree. Everybody here at IHIP News, the IH Hipsters, the Patriots, the Gatriots, the Black Triots have your back. And um I uh I look forward to the hysteria that will ensue. These people are such titty babies. You're a Southerner, so you know, you know the line, Titty.

29:33 I've never seen such titty babies in my life. And so I look forward to their ensuing meltdowns because I figured out these people are far more terrified of us than we are of them.

29:46 Yeah. And I just say to them, as we say as Southerners, bless your heart. You know, that's right. That's

29:52 I know exactly what that means. Go [ __ ] yourself. All right, Don. We love you. If you get charged, we'll come back. We'll do it live again. All right. Bye.

30:02 We'll do it live. Bye. Bye, hipsters. See you later.

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Who speaks in "IHIP News: 🚨 DOJ Intends to CHARGE Don Lemon Under Ku Klux Klan Act?!"?

Don Lemon (Guest), Jen (Guest).

What is "IHIP News: 🚨 DOJ Intends to CHARGE Don Lemon Under Ku Klux Klan Act?!" about?

The discussion centers around the Department of Justice's intention to charge journalist Don Lemon under the Ku Klux Klan Act, with Lemon responding to the news on Martin Luther King Day. He explains that he learned about the potential charges through social media while covering civil rights protests in Minnesota, highlighting the public's reaction and the ongoing challenges related to freedom…

What is mentioned in this I've Had It episode?

5 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including ICE, Klu Klux Klan Act, DOJ, IHIP News, KKK Act. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "IHIP News: 🚨 DOJ Intends to CHARGE Don Lemon Under Ku Klux Klan Act?!"?

The episode runs 30 min; the transcript is about 5,632 words in 84 timestamped sections.

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