US EditionDon Lemon Details Arrest to Jimmy Kimmel in First Interview
Don Lemon faces federal charges for allegedly interfering with religious rights while covering a Minnesota church protest; he maintains he acted solely as a journalist.
- On Monday, Don Lemon, journalist and former CNN anchor, made his first public comments about his January 29, 2026 arrest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! after covering a January 18, 2026 Minnesota church protest demanding justice for Renee Good.
- Don Lemon went to the Minnesota church to chronicle an anti-ICE protest during church services where protesters demanded justice for Renee Good and decried an ICE field officer serving as pastor.
- Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles after returning to his hotel, recounting FBI agents handcuffing him and showing a warrant on a cellphone; he was held without his one phone call and released without bond Friday, with a federal court date in Minneapolis on 9 February.
- Amid public backlash, Lemon insists he was acting as a journalist, not a participant, and says his arrest was designed to embarrass and intimidate him, while Donald Trump and members of Trump's Cabinet discussed the charges and his late-night interviews increased free-speech focus.
- A judge dismissed the prosecutors' initial charges, and Lemon told followers `They're gonna try again`, while his late-night interviews have intensified the broader press-freedom debate.
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Don Lemon Used Espionage to Inform His Husband of His Arrest
Don Lemon is making lemonade out of his arrest for reporting on anti-ICE protests inside a church. While on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ he began the press tour of his lifetime, positioning himself as a journalist for the people.
Democrats who condemned Don Lemon's arrest are silent on the invasion of Cities Church * WorldNetDaily * by Tyler O'Neil, The Daily Signal
Children terrified by anti-ICE rioters who invaded Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026 Democrats loudly condemned the arrest of former CNN host Don Lemon on Friday, but they have not condemned the invasion of a Minnesota church in the middle of a service—the incident for which Lemon faces charges. Lemon, now an independent journalist, has claimed that he covered the invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on J…
Don Lemon Kicks Off Post-Arrest Press Tour With Jimmy Kimmel Interview
Ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon embarked on a post-arrest press tour of sorts, joining late night host Jimmy Kimmel to complain about President Donald Trump’s administration and the arrest he claimed was proof of a campaign of “intimidation.”Lemon joined Kimmel on Monday evening, and the ABC host outdid himself in his efforts to help Lemon paint himself as the victim in a grand scheme — orchestrated by President Trump’s Justice Department, of course…
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