Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Over ICE Protest Coverage

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to criminal charges stemming from his coverage of a protest against federal immigration enforcement activities in Minnesota, in a case that has escalated the Trump administration’s clash with the press.

Lemon entered his plea on Friday in federal court in St. Paul, Minnesota, denying charges of conspiracy to disrupt the religious freedom of worshipers. The charges stem from his coverage of a Jan. 18 protest inside a St. Paul church that was purportedly connected to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, which sparked major protests across the state and led to the shooting deaths of two US citizens.