On Friday morning, CNN reporter Omar Jimenez resumed covering the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis after being arrested, stating that the officers that made the arrest told him they were just doing their job.
"You're arresting him live on CNN. We told you before we're with CNN," one member of the CNN crew could be heard saying off-camera while filming.
"A CNN reporter & his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves - a clear violation of their First Amendment rights," CNN added in their statement posted to Twitter. On Friday morning, the Minnesota State Patrol took to Twitter to explain the situation and wrote,"In the course of clearing the streets and restoring order at Lake Street and Snelling Avenue, four people were arrested by State Patrol troopers, including three members of a CNN crew. The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media."
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