Liberty Hangout - Kaitlin Bennett - Kaitlin Bennett FEDERALLY CHARGED for Asking Democrats Questions

Jan. 23, 2026 - Liberty Hangout - Kaitlin Bennett

02:14

Kaitlin Bennett FEDERALLY CHARGED for Asking Democrats Questions

# violation notice united states district court st augustine counterprotesters counterprotest regulations first amendment first amendment rights florida forfeiture kaitlin bennett law enforcement authority lawful order national park service public property access

Kaitlin Bennett, a journalist, was federally charged in St. Augustine, Florida, after refusing to move from public property despite National Park Service claims it was a restricted area under a $530 fine from U.S. District Court. The officer cited a "lawful order" but provided no clear directive, while Bennett insisted she was media and questioned the legality, suggesting the officer lacked proper authority. This clash highlights growing tensions over First Amendment rights in protest zones, raising concerns about arbitrary enforcement and media access. [Automatically generated summary]
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First Amendment Area 00:02:14
	You probably might go to jail.
	I'm gonna go to jail.
	Possibly.
	She's literally asking the police to remove me from public property.
	All right, you guys need to move.
	Why?
	Over here, First Amendment area.
	Yeah, this is a First Amendment area.
	You don't have a permit here.
	They do.
	Yeah, so what does the permit do?
	I want my rights to be respected.
	I'm allowed to be on public property.
	Here is our First Amendment area, number five for small groups and counter protesters.
	You're a small group?
	No, I'm not.
	And you're a counterprotester.
	I'm media.
	Are you here with this group?
	I'm here with media.
	You need to move.
	They're thanking them for writing me a ticket.
	You're being detained for a ticket.
	Over here.
	You're on federal land.
	I'm a federal officer.
	That's great.
	So you're getting a federal ticket.
	Okay, great.
	I can't wait to fight this.
	The liberals here in St. Augustine, Florida, are cheering because this guy is trying to kick me off of public property.
	No, no, no.
	You get to stand here on federal public property.
	Public.
	You notice you said public?
	You don't get to tell me what public property I can be.
	I'm the National Park Service.
	Tell me how this is private.
	I'm sorry.
	This is not the rules and regulations.
	I'm sorry.
	Oh, man.
	This is going to be good.
	You have anything with your ID on?
	No.
	Okay, get your mic out of my face.
	I'm allowed to do this.
	This is my first amount of time.
	You're not allowed to stick your mic in my face.
	So step back and get it out of my face.
	So here's the thing.
	I am on public property.
	He just admitted I was on public property.
	This is not permitted to turn this space into private property.
	You guys cannot do this.
	We have been over this in Florida with three different police departments.
	Three alone.
	More content for you.
	More content.
	Did you say more content for me?
	Thank you.
	Disobeying a lawful order is your ticket.
	What lawful order was that?
	I directed you to go from there to here.
	And you think that was lawful?
	You refused my lawful order.
	So that was lawful, huh?
	So this is United States District Court violation notice.
	It's a $500 forfeiture.
	$30 processing fee.
	Very cool.
	Total collateral is $530.
	What was the lawful order that you just?
	You didn't tell me.
	You didn't tell you?
	Yeah, that's a good question.
	There's a local journalist here.
	Actually, why don't you go ask him?
	You're a journalist.
	Go ask him.
	Go ask him.
	So you asked what lawful order I disobeyed.

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First Amendment Area 00:02:14

You probably might go to jail.

I'm gonna go to jail.

Possibly.

She's literally asking the police to remove me from public property.

All right, you guys need to move.

Why?

Over here, First Amendment area.

Yeah, this is a First Amendment area.

You don't have a permit here.

They do.

Yeah, so what does the permit do?

I want my rights to be respected.

I'm allowed to be on public property.

Here is our First Amendment area, number five for small groups and counter protesters.

You're a small group?

No, I'm not.

And you're a counterprotester.

I'm media.

Are you here with this group?

I'm here with media.

You need to move.

They're thanking them for writing me a ticket.

You're being detained for a ticket.

Over here.

You're on federal land.

I'm a federal officer.

That's great.

So you're getting a federal ticket.

Okay, great.

I can't wait to fight this.

The liberals here in St. Augustine, Florida, are cheering because this guy is trying to kick me off of public property.

No, no, no.

You get to stand here on federal public property.

Public.

You notice you said public?

You don't get to tell me what public property I can be.

I'm the National Park Service.

Tell me how this is private.

I'm sorry.

This is not the rules and regulations.

I'm sorry.

Oh, man.

This is going to be good.

You have anything with your ID on?

No.

Okay, get your mic out of my face.

I'm allowed to do this.

This is my first amount of time.

You're not allowed to stick your mic in my face.

So step back and get it out of my face.

So here's the thing.

I am on public property.

He just admitted I was on public property.

This is not permitted to turn this space into private property.

You guys cannot do this.

We have been over this in Florida with three different police departments.

Three alone.