27 Jan 2017 3:41 pm
Hmmmm....it seems that six journalists were arrested in D.C. while covering the Trump protests.
So were they part of the 'crowd' or were they journalists covering the riots?At least six members of the media have been charged with felony rioting after being arrested while covering President Trump’s inauguration Friday in Washington, D.C.
All six individuals were arraigned Saturday in D.C. Superior Court on charges of violating the city’s law against rioting, The Guardian reported Tuesday.
They face up to 10 years behind bars if convicted and a $25,000 fine, according to the newspaper.
Each of the reporters had been covering Inauguration Day protests at the time of their arrest, according to the newspaper, and have denounced the charges either through their employer or on their own behalf.
Charging documents pertaining to the journalists lack specifics about their alleged crimes, however, and five of their six arrest reports identically state that “numerous crimes were occurring in police presence,” according to The Guardian.
“The crowd was observed enticing a riot by organizing, promoting, encouraging and participating in acts of violence in furtherance of the riot,” those reports said.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... ng-donald/