Don Lemon pleads not guilty to federal civil rights charges after anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

Former CNN anchor said he was working as a journalist when he was arrested at protest during church service

Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges on Friday, following a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official is a pastor. Four others also pleaded not guilty in the case.

Lemon did not comment to reporters as he entered the courthouse accompanied by his attorney Joe Thompson. Roughly two dozen protesters stood outside the building, chanting “Pam Bondi has got to go” and “Protect the press”.

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