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Don Lemon, who has been in Los Angeles this week to cowl the 68th Grammy Awards (scheduled on the 2026 TV schedule for this Sunday), was launched on Friday, January 30 after he was taken into custody on Thursday night time on civil rights violation costs. The former NCS anchor, who at present operates as an unbiased journalist, was arrested by two federal brokers for attending an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, January 18.
After his listening to on Friday afternoon, he is been allowed to stroll free by U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue, who denied the federal government’s request to order a $100K bond and restrict his journey to New York or again to Minnesota, per Variety. But that is not the tip of his authorized troubles. Lemon has been requested to make one other look in court docket in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Monday, February 9. Following his launch, Lemon stated the next, per his Instagram:
Last night time, the DOJ despatched a crew of federal brokers to arrest me in the midst of the night time for doing what I’ve been doing for 30 years. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects that work for me and numerous different journalists who do what I do. I stand with all of them, and I can’t be silenced. I stay up for my day in court docket.
The journalist is being charged with violating federal legal guidelines by reportedly going previous the road of exercise that’s protected by the First Amendment and impeding the precise for residents to apply their spiritual beliefs. While Lemon was live-streaming the protest that started outdoors a church earlier than going inside with protestors the place he proceeded to interview them, congregants, and a pastor inside.
Lemon has earned restrictions to his worldwide journey because of the arrest other than a trip to France this summer season, as requested by his legal professional Marilyn Bednarski. She argued that he has no historical past of violence nor does he pose any flight threat following assistant U.S. legal professional Alexander Robbins alleging that Don Lemon “knowingly joined a mob and stormed into a church and terrorized people engaged in worship services” whereas he attended the protest. Lemon says he was merely reporting on the occasion.
Early on Friday morning, United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi shared on social media that Lemon and three different folks had been arrested at her orders. Check out her publish:
Don Lemon’s lawyer stated the journalist is “committed to fighting his case.” We do not at present know if Lemon will nonetheless be a part of the Grammys crimson carpet livestream he is in Los Angeles in the intervening time. The 68th Grammys shall be on CBS this Sunday, and can stream stay for these with a Paramount+ subscription.