Grandstanding Don Lemon insists he 'will not be silenced' after he pleads not guilty to Minnesota church protest charges

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Grandstanding Don Lemon insists he 'will not be silenced' after he pleads not guilty to Minnesota church protest charges
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Frequently fired journalist Don Lemon arrogantly boasted that he “will not be silenced” and whined about the Trump administration after he pleaded not guilty Friday for his roleis accused of depriving the constitutional rights of parishioners at the Cities Church in St.

Paul when he joined dozens of agitators who interrupted a Jan. 18 service after hearing that the pastor worked for the immigration agency.“The process is the punishment with ,” he ballyhooed. “Like all of you here in Minnesota, the great people of Minnesota, I will not back down, I will not be intimidated, I will fight these baseless charges, I will not be silenced,” Lemon continued.The flailing reporter was flanked by roughly two dozen protesters who chanted “protect free speech” and waved profanity-laden anti-ICE signs.The Post retraced Nancy Guthrie's route home on the night she vanished — here's what happened Lewandowski fired pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket on plane as pair allegedly 'spending nights regularly' together“We will continue to fight these unjust charges until they are dismissed. All power to the people,” Armstrong crowed. The mob descended on the church because a pastor there, David Eastwood, is the acting field office director in St. Paul for Enforcement and Removal Operations at ICE.Black Lives Matter Minnesota leaders Trahern Jeen Crews and Chauntyll Louisa Allen, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office employee Jamael Lyndell Lundy, and activist William Kelly were all arrested. Jerome Richardson, a 21-year-old senior at Temple University who was at the protest providing “logistical support” to Lemon, was also cuffed.The accused face federal charges under the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The FACE Act prohibits interference or intimidation of “any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.”Lewandowski fired pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket on plane as pair allegedly 'spending nights regularly' together2.9KPresidents Day 2026 has some sneaky good sales: Here’s what we’re shoppingWhoopi Goldberg Calls Trump Out On ‘The View’ For Skipping Kid Rock’s Halftime Show So He Could Complain About Bad Bunny’s Instead: “What Was Happening With Kid Rock, Wasn’t That Your Thing?” ‘RHONY’ Alum Jill Zarin Complains About Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show In Since-Deleted Instagram Rant: “There Were Literally No White People In The Entire Thing” Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The ‘Burbs’ On Peacock, Where Keke Palmer And Some Curious Neighbors Reveal Secrets About A Spooky House On Their Cul-de-sac

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