The Trump Justice Department charged Don Lemon and 7 others for storming Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
However, the magistrate judge rejected the charges against Don Lemon.
Politico reporter Josh Gerstein corrected his previous post to clarify that the judge rejected charges against Don Lemon.
According to CBS News, the Justice Department is currently looking at other avenues to charge Don Lemon.
UPDATE: I took down this post because while Lemon’s name appeared a short time ago in court records as one of eight defendants in the church protest case, I’m told a magistrate judge rejected the charge against him. The docket entry is now gone. pic.twitter.com/4UWXEIvVOM
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) January 22, 2026
BREAKING: Trump Justice Department charges journalist Don Lemon along with 7 others over church protest aimed at ICE agent
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) January 22, 2026
It was reported earlier Thursday federal a magistrate judge rejected charges against Don Lemon.
CBS News reported earlier that a federal magistrate judge rejected charges against Don Lemon:
A Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint charging independent journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday, multiple sources familiar with the proceedings told CBS News.
“The attorney general is enraged at the magistrate’s decision,” said a source familiar with the matter. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been in Minnesota for two days, as the Justice Department has sought to surge prosecutorial and law enforcement resources there.
A different source stressed that the process is not over, and the Justice Department could find other avenues to charge Lemon.
BREAKING…
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