Ex-CNN host Don Lemon pleads not guilty in Minnesota church protest case
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.
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