Judge declines criminal charge against Don Lemon in Minnesota church protest
TL;DR
Federal prosecutors sought to charge former CNN journalist Don Lemon over a Minnesota church protest that disrupted services, but a magistrate judge declined to approve the complaint; Lemon said he was reporting on the events. His name briefly appeared on a federal docket before the entry was removed, while arrests were made of other protesters at Cities Church in St. Paul amid an anti-immigration-enforcement demonstration.
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- Judge rejects criminal charge against journalist Don Lemon over church protest Politico
- Judge rejects Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against Don Lemon CNN
- Minnesota magistrate judge rejects charges against Don Lemon over anti-ICE church protest, blocks some charges for 2 protesters CBS News
- Protester Nekima Levy Armstrong Who Interrupted Minnesota Church Service Is Arrested, Officials Say The New York Times
- Minnesota agitators arrested in wake of church invasion, Bondi says Fox News
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