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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...

The Department of Justice will “pursue charges” against the anti-ICE agitators who invaded a Sunday church service in St. Paul, including disgraced former CNN reporter Don Lemon, who feebly attempted to cloak his participation in the chaos as an “act of journalism.” Assistant attorney general for civil rights Harmeet Dhillon told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that the department “will pursue charges” related to the incident in which families and children were terrorized by a screaming mob of protesters at Cities Church. Lemon “went into the facility, and then he began, quote, unquote ‘committing journalism,’ as if that’s a sort of...

Don Lemon is doubling down after being caught red-handed conspiring with anti-ICE radicals who raided a Sunday church service in St. Paul, casting blame on the parishioners whom he labeled “entitled” and accusing them of “white supremacy.”“I think people who are in religious groups like that — it’s not the type of Christianity that I practice — but I think they’re entitled, and that entitlement comes from white supremacy,” Lemon said of Minnesota’s Cities Church in a jaw-dropping interview with lefty “I’ve Had It” podcaster Jennifer Welch. “They think this country was built for them, that it’s a Christian country.”...

Former CNN host Don Lemon said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that some black men are supporting former President Donald Trump because they want to be like him. Host Joy Reid said, “You did recently speak with a lot of black men supporting Trump. I have to ask you about it. Here it is.” Lemon said, “I have been talking to a lot of black men who say they’re supporting Donald Trump. Who are you voting for?” After several black men answered Trump, an unidentified man said, “I think the reason why the money he gave away last time he...

Former CNN host Don Lemon told MSNBC host Jen Psaki that black voters he had spoken to were planning to vote for former President Donald Trump, and they did not know who Vice President Kamala Harris was. During an appearance on s Inside With Jen Psaki, Lemon explained how his interviews with black voters across several key swing states were “eye-opening.”

Former CNN host Don Lemon said Monday on MSNBC’s “Inside” that many black voters think former President Donald Trump is on their side, and many did not know Vice President Kamala Harris. Lemon said, “It was certainly eye-opening to hear so many people, even people of color and women, saying they are going to support Donald Trump. I am not quite sure that the polls are accurate as it relates to the tightening of the polls and who will support whom. He continued, “Right-wing media, when I released my content, they said Don Lemon was shocked or surprised at the...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that its rival Boeing Co. is awarded government contracts in the space segment owing to their "armies of lobbyists" despite safety concerns around its commercial plane segment..."They have armies of lobbyists," Musk wrote in response to an X user who wondered why Boeing is awarded big contracts from the government despite the issues flagged with its passenger flight segment."Not sure why Boeing (given their track record with passenger flights) is given such contracts when SpaceX (given their track record with launches) is just vastly superior," Dhaval Shroff wrote. Shroff is also an employee...

Don Lemon’s new online show is grappling with a fast-shrinking audience after he was unceremoniously dumped by Elon Musk — and the pittance in revenue may not even cover the costs of his bare-bones production, The Post has learned. The former CNN anchor — who had demanded millions of dollars, a flight on a SpaceX rocket and a Cybertruck before being fired by Musk’s social network X following a testy sit-down interview — suffered a massive decline in viewers for the second episode of “The Don Lemon Show.” “Nobody is watching,” one media watcher told The Post. “Poor Don, he...

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman best known for accusing Brett Kavanaugh of trying to sexually assault her when he was 17-year-old high school student, has a new book coming out next week titled "One Way Back: A Memoir." Part of any major book release is the requisite push to get the book into the media so people hear about it and go buy it. That won't be hard for Blasey Ford given the impact of her 2018 testimony. Already there are pre-publication write-ups appearing in major papers once again highlighting her claim that Kavanaugh is a liar.“The fact is, he...

Fired CNN primetime host Don Lemon will reportedly receive approximately $24.5 million as part of a separation deal with the news network nearly a year after his exit. The settlement equals the amount that Lemon, 57, would have been paid had he been allowed to stay on at CNN through the end of his contract three-and-a-half years from the time of his firing, the Wrap reported. Lemon was axed from CNN in April after his brief and tumultuous run as a morning show co-host by then-CEO Chris Licht, who was later booted himself. Lemon’s ouster came just two months after...

Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A 285-year-old lemon found in the back of an old cabinet drawer was auctioned for $1,780 in England. Brettells Auctioneers in Shropshire said a 19th century cabinet was brought to the auction house by a family who said it had belonged to a deceased uncle. A specialist was photographing the cabinet for sale when the lemon was discovered in the back of a drawer. The fruit was inscribed with the message: "Given By Mr P Lu Franchini Nov 4 1739 to Miss E Baxter." The auction house decided to attempt to sell the aged lemon, and...

Don Lemon is back. The former CNN host who was fired from the network in April 2023 announced on Tuesday the launch of his new program on X. “I’ve heard you … and today I am back bigger, bolder, freer!” Lemon said in a post on the social media site. “My new media company’s first project is The Don Lemon Show. It will be available to everyone, easily, whenever you want it, streaming on the platforms where the conversations are happening.” His statement continued, “[Y]ou’ll find it first on X, the biggest space for free speech in the world. I...

Left-leaning anchor Don Lemon on Tuesday announced his return to the media landscape after a nine-month hiatus following his firing from CNN. Lemon — who was canned after a series of controversies capped by his infamous Nikki Haley “past her prime” remark — will reemerge on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. “I’ve heard you …and I am back, bigger, bolder, freer!” he posted on the site formerly known as Twitter. “My new media company’s first project is The Don Lemon Show. It will be available to everyone, easily, whenever and wherever you want it, streaming on the platforms where...

Don Lemon is reportedly looking to The View for his next TV gig. According to OK magazine, Lemon, who hosted View host Sunny Hostin's book release party, was "all over" The View co-hosts Hostin and Joy Behar during the event. Lemon "wanted to make sure" the ladies knew "he was responsible for every detail of the party," a source told the tabloid. "Don's pushing himself with ALL of the women on the show," the insider spilled, claiming Lemon already pitched the idea to Whoopi Goldberg as well. Despite his schmoozing, the source claims the ladies aren't fully on board. "Don...

Don Lemon's axing from CNN last week has caused 'arguments' between him and his fiancé Tim Malone - who warned his partner to tone down his behavior on-air before he was fired from the network after 17 years. Lemon, 57, was sensationally sacked by CNN on Monday amid a furious controversy over his 'sexist' and 'misogynistic' behavior - and now, a source has laid bare the toll that his ousting has had on his relationship. DailyMail.com spoke exclusively to a friend of Tim, 39, who said that the scandal has 'definitely been a bump in the road' for the couple...

Staff at CNN wasted no time in celebrating the ousting of controversial anchor Don Lemon, RadarOnline.com has learned. After a series of awkward on-air blunders, tense exchanges with guests and allegations of misogynistic behavior towards female colleagues and staffers, Lemon was fired from his longtime employer. While the news shocked viewers, sources claimed staff at CNN rejoiced in the anchor's abrupt dismissal. Similar to how Fox News staffers felt about the ousting of Tucker Carlson, which ironically took the place the same day as Lemon's firing, CNN staff were said to have feared that the problematic anchor was "untouchable" after...

CNN anchor Don Lemon abruptly ended a segment with Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy after a tense back-and-forth about gun rights and black Americans. What happened? During an interview on "CNN This Morning," co-host Poppy Harlow asked Ramaswamy about his speech last week at the NRA convention. In that speech, Ramaswamy connected gun control laws and the campaign to oppress black Americans after the Civil War. We fought a civil war in this country to give black Americans the equal protection under the law that we failed to secure them in 1776. But then, you want to know what happened?...

CNN anchor Don Lemon said Friday on “CNN This Morning” that Tennessee Republicans who expelled two black lawmakers over a gun violence protest inside the state capitol did so because of “racism.” Lemon said, “Look, it’s. They could have done a censure. Right. I think the right question was, why take the most drastic action afterwards? This is exactly what our country was built on. On protesting. Not everyone — protests aren’t perfect. It’s also unconscious bias. It’s racism. It’s a double standard in our society. Obviously, I don’t have to say. I doubt they would have done this to...

Embattled CNN host Don Lemon landed in hot water earlier this year for making a disparaging comment about women, but it wasn't the first time he's acted out in the workplace, according to a new report. A bombshell report in Variety Wednesday made scandalous allegations about the anchor’s past, such as sending threatening text messages to a colleague and repeatedly exhibiting misogynistic and "diva-like" behavior, but CNN has downplayed the claims as "patently false anecdotes." In 2008, Lemon co-anchored weekend CNN show "Live From" alongside Kyra Phillips, where he had what Variety called "concerning" antipathy with his female colleague. "For...

CNN anchor Don Lemon said Friday on “CNN This Morning” that former President Donald Trump’s “racist” attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James were “really disturbing.” Partial transcript as follows: LEMON: This is really disturbing to me because he’s been doing this for a while, and I think we can’t talk enough about it, where he’s been calling these prosecutors who happen to be African-American, saying that they’re racist. He called Alvin Bragg a Soros-backed animal. He’s turning to his old tricks here of, you know, being racist or racist-adjacent, using that type...