The Justice Dept. suggested independent journalist Don Lemon could be charged after he was seen in video of a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday.

A magistrate judge on Thursday rejected federal charges against journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church. Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, said he was there as a journalist,

Podcaster and former CNN host Don Lemon responds to criticism of storming into a Minnesota church to perform an anti-ICE protest. "Keep trying," Lemon said. "That's not going to stop me from being a journalist.

Former CNN host Don Lemon dared the Trump administration in a Thursday video to arrest him over a Sunday protest at a Minnesota church — and one top official suggested she is happy to oblige. Lemon said he stands “proud” as a journalist after a judge reportedly refused to approve charges against him for following and filming anti-deportation protesters who disrupted a Sunday service at Cities Church in St.

Former CNN host Don Lemon baited Attorney General Pam Bondi after her attempts to have him charged fell flat. “This is not a victory lap for me, because it’s not over. They’re gonna try again,” Don Lemon told his Instagram followers Thursday.

Don Lemon offered a defiant message after a federal judge rejected the initial attempt to bring charges against him in connection with Sunday’s anti-ICE protest at St. Paul's Cities Church.