Chapter 1: What happened during the anti-ICE protest at the Twin Cities church?
Anti-ice protesters storm a Twin Cities church with a celebrity guest. HHS digs into the health effects of cell phone radiation. And Dolly Parton turns 80. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Monday, January 19th. Happy MLK Day. And this is Evening Wire.
Anti-ice protesters stormed a Minnesota church on Sunday, including a surprising celebrity guest, Don Lemon. Here's Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce with the details. Dozens of activists, including the former CNN host, disrupted a church service yesterday morning in St. Paul, Minnesota. Activist leader Nakima Levy-Armstrong told Lemon the goal was to, quote, "...disrupt business as usual."
The protest lasted roughly 30 minutes, during which Lemon occasionally argued with church members to defend the, quote, free speech of the agitators. Lemon spoke to lead pastor Jonathan Parnell, who was preaching when the protesters barged in on his livestream.
This is unacceptable. It's shameful. It's shameful to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship. Listen, there's a constitution in the First Amendment to freedom of speech and freedom to assemble and protest. We're here to worship Jesus. That's why we're here. That's what we're about. Don't you think Jesus would be understanding and love these folks?
We're about spreading the love of Jesus. But did you try to talk to them as a Christian? No one is willing to talk. Okay. I have to take care of my church and my family, so I ask that you actually would also leave this building.
The DOJ is investigating the incident as a violation of the FACE Act, which protects places of worship from threats of violence. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon appeared on the Benny Johnson Show to explain how the Ku Klux Klan Act also applies.
The Klan 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. The FACE Act is just the start. Like I said, you have material support for disruptive activities. You have conspiracy to violate civil rights.
Don Lemon himself has come out and said he knew exactly what was going to happen inside that facility. He went into the facility and then he began, quote unquote, committing journalism. As if that's sort of a shield from being an embedded part of a criminal conspiracy, it isn't.
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to serve on President Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin received, through diplomatic channels, an invitation to join the Board of Peace and that Moscow is hoping to get more details from the U.S. side.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the DOJ investigating the church protest?
Daily Wire reporter Megan Basham has more.
Robinson's defense team had unsuccessfully filed to have the Utah County Attorney's Office removed from the case, claiming conflict of interest. The daughter of a prosecutor in the office was on Utah Valley University campus at the time of the Charlie Kirk shooting, though she was not a witness to the event.
The prosecution called this a stall technique, and the judge likewise did not seem convinced, but he is allowing witnesses to be questioned about the connection. The defense is also trying to keep cameras out of the courtroom, citing concerns about lip reading. A hearing to determine both matters is scheduled for February 3rd.
And in related news, Robinson's transgender romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, has lost his FBI protection due to relocating out of state. He had been receiving protection due to credible threats on his life. Twiggs had corresponded via text with Robinson about Kirk's murder, but has not been charged in connection with it.
The CEO of Netflix says he will not shorten theatrical release times after the streaming giant acquires Warner Brothers. Daily Wire Entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has more.
CEO Ted Sarandos shot down the rumors that his company would shorten the release times during a recent interview with The New York Times. He said, quote, When this deal closes, we will own a theatrical distribution engine that is phenomenal and produces billions of dollars of theatrical revenue that we don't want to put at risk.
We will run that business largely like it is today with 45-day windows. Saying he's committed to, quote, winning box office, he explained, The general economics of the theatrical business were more profitable than we had seen, and we had modeled for ourselves. It's a healthy, profitable business for them. The only reason Netflix wasn't in theaters, he said, because our business was going so well.
Indiana's Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza has an unusual supporter on the sidelines, his Catholic priest. Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake sat down with the priest to talk about the excitement ahead of kickoff tonight. Here she is with the details.
Father Hyde will be in Hard Rock Stadium tonight, just like he's been on the sidelines for every Indiana postseason game. leading up to the championship against Miami. Fernando Mendoza doesn't miss a Sunday Mass, which is why the priest has gotten to know Indiana's superstar. Mendoza has shared his accomplishments with Father Hyde this season, including the Heisman Trophy.
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