Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon released after arrest over Minnesota church protest

Sat, 31 Jan 2026

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Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, was released on Friday after being arrested late on Thursday on charges that he violated federal law during a protest at a church in Minnesota earlier this month.

Outside a federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after his release, Lemon vowed not to be silenced, saying: “I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now.”