Don Lemon pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from his presence at a protest at a St. Paul, Minnesota, church last month.
He appeared in court flanked by his attorneys, wearing a dark suit with a red tie and his signature black-framed glasses.
Lemon is charged with two federal crimes: conspiring to violate someone’s constitutional rights and violating the FACE Act, which prohibits the use of force or threats to intentionally interfere with someone expressing their First Amendment right to practice religion.
Federal prosecutors allege Lemon and another independent journalist, Georgia Fort, participated in a “takeover-style attack” of Cities Church and intimidated congregants, after the two livestreamed a group of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters rushing into the church on January 18, interrupting the service.
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