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Ocasio-Cortez Demands Impeachment of AG Amid Protests

1/31/2026

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Ocasio-Cortez Impeachment Push

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) calls for impeachment of Attorney General Pam Bondi (Fla.).
She cites Bondi's handling of the Epstein files and Lemon's arrest at a Minnesota protest.
Ocasio-Cortez's push parallels ongoing impeachment efforts against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Don Lemon was released on bond and plans to plead not guilty.
Lemon's lawyer says the administration focuses on Lemon instead of investigating federal agents tied to two Minnesota protesters' deaths.

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Lemon Arrested for Reporting

Don Lemon, a journalist, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles on January 30, 2026, tied to reporting on a January 18 anti-ICE protest in St. Paul.
Attorney General Pam Bondi described Lemon's actions as a "coordinated attack" on worshippers.
Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell condemned the arrest as an infringement of First Amendment rights.
The White House celebrated the arrest.

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Ocasio-Cortez Impeachment Push

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) calls for impeachment of Attorney General Pam Bondi (Fla.).
She cites Bondi's handling of the Epstein files and Lemon's arrest at a Minnesota protest.
Ocasio-Cortez's push parallels ongoing impeachment efforts against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Don Lemon was released on bond and plans to plead not guilty.
Lemon's lawyer says the administration focuses on Lemon instead of investigating federal agents tied to two Minnesota protesters' deaths.

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