Don Lemon
I Swear I’m Innocent!!!
Published
February 13, 2026
11:39 AM PST
Don Lemon is not going down without a fight … because he’s fighting the federal criminal charges against him in Minnesota.
The former CNN anchor just pleaded not guilty to the charges against him … one count of conspiracy against the right of religious freedom at a place of worship and one count of injuring, intimidating, and interfering with the exercise of the right of religious freedom at a place of worship.
Don was in court in St. Paul on Friday for his arraignment when he entered his plea.
The charges stem from Don’s coverage of an anti-ICE protest last month at a Minnesota church. Don says he was there covering the event as a journalist, but the feds say he was there as a collaborator in the protest.
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Don was arrested by federal agents earlier this month in Los Angeles in the days before the Grammy Awards … he was released on his own recognizance, and he’s even allowed to travel to France over the summer with some friends, so long as it doesn’t conflict with his pending trial.
