By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who quit amid a dispute with the Trump administration is now representing former CNN host Don Lemon, who was one of nine people indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting a service at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was a pastor. Related Articles Federal judge dismisses attempt to obtain Michigan voter data in latest rejection of DOJ Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again a target of US criminal investigation Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers U.S. citizens and legal residents sue over aggressive immigration raid at Idaho horse racing track A court filing Tuesday shows that Lemon has hired former interim U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who had been leading the sprawling investigation and prosecution of major fraud cases for the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office until he resigned last month. Several prosecutors have now left the office at a time of growing frustration with the administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown and the Justice Department’s response to fatal shootings of two people by federal officers in Minneapolis. Lemon had previously said through another attorney that he planned to plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges over his coverage of the church protest. He has said he was not affiliated with the group that disrupted the church service, and that he was there in his capacity as an independent journalist.…
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