Lemon, a former CNN anchor, has argued he was exercising his First Amendment rights as a journalist during the protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn.

The arrest of Don Lemon by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice sent shockwaves in the media and political world,

Lemon, held in custody overnight, spoke to supporters in Los Angeles following his release and first court appearance.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has been accused of using the arrest of former CNN host Don Lemon to distract from the Trump administration’s ongoing cover up of the Epstein files. Lemon was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday night in connection with a church protest that had enraged Trump officials earlier this month as tensions flared over ICE operations in Minneapolis.

The Trump administration used a federal law prohibiting blockades of abortion clinics and places of worship to charge Mr. Lemon and others in Minnesota.

President Trump responded to former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s arrest by federal authorities last week, telling reporters it was probably “the best thing that could have happened to him” “No, I don’t know anything about the Don Lemon thing,

Legally speaking, the federal charges against journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are complex and unusual, sparking debate among lawyers about the legitimacy of the cases.

Department of Justice prosecutors are reportedly “beside themselves” at Don Lemon’s arrest and are refusing to pursue the case. The 59-year-old journalist, former CNN anchor, and outspoken Trump critic was arrested in Los Angeles on early Friday morning on charges related to his appearance at an anti-ICE protest in a St.