Don Lemon made his first court appearance in Los Angeles today -- staring down the fallout from his surprise federal arrest tied to a Minnesota church protest earlier this month.
Don Lemon made his first court appearance in Los Angeles today -- and he's already back on the streets . because a judge let him go without bail. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told Lemon and the assembled crowd politicians would stand behind him and ensure he could continue to cover important stories around the country.
Don Lemon made his first court appearance in Los Angeles today -- and he's already back on the streets ... because a judge let him go without bail. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told Lemon and the assembled crowd politicians would stand behind him and ensure he could continue to cover important stories around the country. Mayor Bass made it clear there's a difference between the journalists who cover events and protesters who showed up to the church to make a statement ... and people should keep that in mind instead of rushing to judgment. The mayor added that if it can happen to one journalist, it can happen to all of them ... so, every reporter needs to watch their backs. Lemon's next court date is February 9. Don's husband, Tim Malone, showed up to court to support the journalist ... though he kept his thoughts to himself as he walked past the cameras. As we reported, Lemon was reportedly charged with violating a federal law by interfering with worship during a January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in Minneapolis on January 18. In a statement on Friday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said ... 'At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.' His attorney, Abbe Lowell, sounded off Friday morning -- saying Don was there as a journalist, protected by the First Amendment, and that his arrest was a distraction from the Trump admin investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis. As we told you -- the feds originally tried to charge 8 people tied to the Cities Church protest, Don included ... but a magistrate judge only signed off on charges for 3, and Lemon wasn’t one of them. Don was in L.A. to cover Grammys weekend when all this went down -- so now it’s a waiting game to see how this legal drama collides with his awards-season plans.
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