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Posted on 01/22/2026 12:39:16 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
A federal magistrate judge on Thursday rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to bring charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection with Sunday’s anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church, Fox News Digital has learned.
Lemon livestreamed left-wing agitators who stormed St. Paul's Cities Church under the suspicion that its pastor had collaborated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lemon told viewers that "the freedom to protest" is what the First Amendment is all about.
Lemon was expected to face charges after Attorney General Pamela Bondi warned that "no one is above the law" on the heels of the church incident. The Justice Department could "find other avenues to charge Lemon," CBS News reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
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Don Lemon is not a journalist. He was working as a pseudo journalist, but was let go.
Isn’t there another federal magistrate in the area? This is ridiculous.
A “journalist”, like Ulrike Meinhof was a “journalist”.
Exactly.
Had he been protesting an abortion clinic he would have gotten 20 years.
Peaceably protest, asshole. And what do a bunch of churchgoers have to do with your lunatic fringe friends' protest?
I’m not sure how it works like this. What is the Magistrate thinking? Maybe something like —
“This is going to turn into a First Amendment case ... evidence will be presented ... it won’t convince me ... I’m going to eventually decide that Lemon is innocent ... because the First Amendment probably protects him ... so this is a waste of time ... so let’s not even start at all.”
I’m not sure Judges or Magistrates are supposed to be operating on that sort of basis. But what do I know?
Generally, the chief judge of the district court in question has the greatest say in the appointment of a new magistrate judge.
Here’s a list of current U.S. Magistrate Judges for the District of Minnesota:
Leo I. Brisbois [appointed Aug 2020]: Michael J. Davis, chief judge, appointed by Pantload Clinton
David T. Schultz [appointed Feb 2017]: John R. Tunheim, chief judge, appointed by Pantload Clinton
Elizabeth Cowan Wrightz [appointed Sept 2018]: John R. Tunheim, chief judge, appointed by Pantload Clinton
John F. Docherty [appointed July 2021]: John R. Tunheim, chief judge, appointed by Pantload Clinton
Douglas L. Micko [appointed Apr 2020]: Patrick Schlitz, chief judge, appointed by Dubya
Elsa M. Bullard [appointed June 2025]: Patrick Schlitz, chief judge, appointed by Dubya
WTF is a magistrate judge?
Magistrate Judge: “Mr. Lemon, here are all three get out of jail free cards back. Black person, Gay person and Democrat.
You are free to go but please pause a moment and sign my niece’s autograph book. She is a super fan of yours.”
Anyone can be a journalist.
Freedom of the press applies to all of us.
It is NOT, however, an excuse to riot, trespass, or otherwise violate the law. It is the right to gather information, compile it in written and/or image form, and publish it.
The “Freedom to protest” does not exist on private property in a church while people are attending worship.
isn’t a magistrate the lowest court judge official
“””isn’t a magistrate the lowest court judge official”””
Kids Table Judge
I mean to be rude. A few web searches should give you an answer..
This will be the match to the powder keg the left wants. They’re going to push into more churches, and at some point, they’re going to push too far. They want violence. They’re trying to get a response.
So all of them were appointed by Dems.
Justice is now like the earlier Civil War (1800s) where pro or anti slavery judges at all levels were biased for one side or the other. Not based on evidence or precedents or the Constitution. Just bias before the cases were heard.
Admittedly while all the leftist judges rule leftist there were Blue Slip Senate ones by Reagan and others that can rule against the Right.
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