Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested last week during a protest in favor of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
During an event in Washington, Cohen sat outside the Department of Justice building along with left-wing CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans. They were both arrested for blocking the entrance to the DOJ building, according to video footage of the incident.
The co-founder of the Vermont-based ice cream company was then seen setting fire to a sign that read, “Freedom of the Press” and said, “Freedom of the press is going up in smoke.”
“There’s no democracy without freedom of the press because the press is the only thing that can hold government accountable,” Mr. Cohen said. “And there’s no freedom of the press as long as Assange is being prosecuted.”…