Summary
Former CNN host Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to charges related to a protest at a church in Minnesota concerning federal immigration raids. The charges include conspiracy to interfere with religious freedoms. Lemon argued he was there to document the event as an independent journalist.
Key Facts
- Don Lemon was charged with conspiracy to interfere with religious freedoms.
- The charges are related to his livestreaming of a protest at a church in St Paul, Minnesota.
- The protest occurred on January 18 and involved immigration enforcement issues.
- Lemon and eight others have been charged, including another journalist.
- He claims to have been there as a journalist, not affiliated with protestors.
- The protest involved chanting against immigration authorities and was in response to a shooting by a federal agent.
- Lemon did not make any statements while entering the court in Minnesota.
- President Trump's administration ended the specific immigration enforcement efforts involved.
