"The lawyer for Cities Church ripped Don Lemon for following anti-ICE protesters who stormed the Minnesota church earlier this month, saying he violated federal law by disrupting a service. Attorney Renee Carlson called out Lemon while sitting next to lead pastor Jonathan Parnell during an interview on Fox & Friends on Monday morning. To Mr. Lemon, there is no press pass to invade a church, Carlson said."
"This is a violation of the FACE Act. She was referring to the 1994 law that prohibits people from intimidating others at a house of worship or from interfering with a religious service. Carlson said the church was prayerfully considering its legal options to hold these agitators accountable. Their appearance on Fox comes a little more than a week after the anti-ICE protesters ran into Cities Church and sabotaged a Sunday service that was taking place."
"Lemon captured the wild scene on a livestream on his YouTube account. The ex-CNN star told one church attendee that he was just [there] photographing, I'm a journalist, but critics have questioned whether he did more to assist the protesters. Before the incident, Lemon was seen giving a kiss to Nakeema Armstrong, one of the three protest organizers who was arrested, and he also passed out donuts to protesters."
Attorney Renee Carlson accused Don Lemon of violating the FACE Act after he followed and filmed anti-ICE protesters who stormed Cities Church. The protesters targeted the church believing a pastor was a federal immigration agent and disrupted a Sunday service. Lemon livestreamed the incident, told attendees he was photographing and identified as a journalist, and said the protesters were exercising First Amendment rights. Critics noted Lemon kissed an organizer and handed out donuts, raising questions about his role. A federal magistrate declined charges against Lemon and an appeals court rejected a DOJ request to arrest him. The church is considering legal options.
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