A federal magistrate judge on Thursday rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to bring charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection with Sunday’s anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church, Fox News Digital has learned.
Lemon livestreamed left-wing agitators who stormed St. Paul's Cities Church under the suspicion that its pastor had collaborated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lemon told viewers that "the freedom to protest" is what the First Amendment is all about.
Lemon was expected to face charges after Attorney General Pamela Bondi warned that "no one is above the law" on the heels of the church incident. The Justice Department could "find other avenues to charge Lemon," CBS News reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Lemon's legal team called the attempt to charge the former CNN host a "stunning and troubling effort to silence and punish a journalist" for covering the news.