Short version: Trump was trying to fuck him because he can and Lemon is a bold face name. And of course Lemon is black. The charge was/is 100% bullshit.

A federal magistrate judge rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to bring charges against journalist Don Lemon for appearing alongside protesters who breached a Minnesota church over the weekend, a source told CNN. “The Attorney General is enraged at the magistrate judge’s decision,” a person familiar with the matter said. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been on the ground in Minnesota for two days meeting with federal prosecutors from the state.

Lemon, who is a former CNN host who now makes content independently, was with dozens of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters as they rushed into Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday morning, interrupting a church service and leading to tense confrontations, CNN has reported.

Lemon has said that he was present at the demonstration as a journalist and not as a protester. In a video of the episode that he posted on YouTube, Lemon says “I’m just here photographing, I’m not part of the group… I’m a journalist.” The Justice Department has arrested two people involved in the protests, CNN has reported.

CNN has reached out to representatives for Lemon.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/politics/don-lemon-justice-department-minnesota

A notable edit…

The Department of Justice could always try again to bring charges against him.

And if that doesn’t work - the third time is the charm? I bet Trump will have an executive order that GOP SCOTUS will rubber stamp saying the DOJ gets to openly pervert justice by judge shopping.