"FBI agents arrested Lemon last week in L.A. while he was covering the Grammy Awards. The administration targeted Lemon for covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minneapolis. Protesters gathered at the church because one of the pastors leads a local ICE field office. In total, nine people, including another journalist, were indicted on charges for interrupting a church service. The cases are all flimsy."
"The out anchor didn't waste any time calling out the administration for violating his First Amendment rights. "I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now," he said. Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced." pic.twitter.com/zgXKXlDQwC- philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 30, 2026"
"A week later, Lemon, who was ousted from CNN in 2023 and hosts his own YouTube channel, is reaching a bigger audience than ever. His channel has added more than 100,000 subscribers since his arrest, putting him well over the 1 million mark. In recent days, Lemon has interviewed some of the biggest names in the Democratic Party, AOC and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Raphael Warnock."
Federal agents arrested Don Lemon in Los Angeles while he covered the Grammy Awards after authorities targeted his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a Minneapolis church. Nine people, including another journalist, were indicted for interrupting a church service. Two federal judges declined to sign a warrant for Lemon's arrest before a grand jury returned an indictment. He pleaded not guilty and was released without bail. Lemon publicly invoked his First Amendment rights, declaring he would not be silenced. His YouTube channel gained over 100,000 subscribers after the arrest, surpassing 1 million, and he secured interviews with AOC, Elizabeth Warren and Raphael Warnock.
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