Arrest warrant issued for journalist Amy Goodman after pipeline protest coverage

Amy Goodman, the host of news program Democracy Now!, is reportedly facing criminal trespassing charges in Morton County, North Dakota after covering the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

According to WDAZ, an arrest warrant has now been issued for the journalist. "This is an unacceptable violation of freedom of the press," Goodman said in a statement posted on the Democracy Now! website. "I was doing my job by covering pipeline guards unleashing dogs and pepper spray on Native American protesters."

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