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Don Lemon
Faces Federal Judge After Church Protest Indictment
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Don Lemon made his first court appearance in Los Angeles today — staring down the fallout from his surprise federal arrest tied to a Minnesota church protest earlier this month.
The former CNN anchor headed into Los Angeles Federal Court.
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Don’s husband, Tim Malone, showed up to court to support the journalist … though he kept his thoughts to himself as he walked past the cameras.
As we reported, Lemon was reportedly charged with violating a federal law by interfering with worship during a January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in Minneapolis on January 18.
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In a statement on Friday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said … “At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.”
His attorney, Abbe Lowell, sounded off Friday morning — saying Don was there as a journalist, protected by the First Amendment, and that his arrest was a distraction from the Trump admin investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
As we told you — the feds originally tried to charge 8 people tied to the Cities Church protest, Don included … but a magistrate judge only signed off on charges for 3, and Lemon wasn’t one of them.
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Don was in L.A. to cover Grammys weekend when all this went down — so now it’s a waiting game to see how this legal drama collides with his awards-season plans.
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