MN - Journalist Don Lemon arrested for church protest, Minneapolis, 18 Jan 2026

[Hexe]

He is charged with conspiracy, Here is the definition:

I'm writing it for the last time, as I am not interested in that table tennis of unfruitful exchange: yes, he is charged for conspiracy, but he will be tried for what he did. Not for what his co-conspirators did. There is no lawful group justice, at least not in the US.

MOO

 

[J. J. in Phila]

I'd be grateful for at least providing links instead of vague Google suggestions. As far as I know Jysith Miller was never arrested for anything resembling the indictment against Lemon, but I won't be digging through her whole career to find what you mean.

MOO

You would be wrong; she was jailed for contempt. SCOTUS would not even hear Judith Miller's claim of journalist privilege.

 

[Hexe]

You would be wrong; she was jailed for contempt. SCOTUS would not even hear Judith Miller's claim of journalist privilege.

Refresh my memory, was Don Lemon jailed for contempt due to his refusal to reveal sources, or got arrested for violating the first Amendment? IDK, for me these look like two entirely different cases

MOO

 

[J. J. in Phila]

Refresh my memory, was Don Lemon jailed for contempt due to his refusal to reveal sources, or got arrested for violating the first Amendment? IDK, for me these look like two entirely different cases

MOO

No, but he had asserted a "journalist's privilege." That assertion does not go to well in federal courts.

MMO.

 

[otto]

Then what is the point of mentioning that accident?

In response to questions regarding my comment about Victim #2 suffering a broken arm while leaving the church ...

It was posted upthread, as fact, that there were no injuries during the protest at the church. I replied with reference to paragraph 43 of the Affidavit in support of arrest warrant.

I was quoting legal documents to refute the statement that there were no injuries, and for no other reason.

 

[Hexe]

No, but he had asserted a "journalist's privilege." That assertion does not go to well in federal courts.

She did, Don Lemon did not. See, The journalist's or reporter's privilege is

that journalists have a limited First Amendment right not to be forced to reveal information or confidential news sources in court.

It has NOTHING to do with Don Lemon and his situation.

 

[otto]

I thought Don Lemon is the topic of our discussion, not the protesters.

MOO

The quote you responded to was written on January 30. It is now February 10. Much has changed in the meantime, no?

 

[Hexe]

The quote you responded to was written on January 30. It is now February 10. Much has changed in the meantime, no?

It was a honest mistake, the board took me to ye olde posts when I wanted to see these that appeared while I was writing my post. But focusing of the behaviour of other people in the church, instead on Lemon's is something that still reappears in this thread.

MOO

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

But it was not reasonable comparison.

MOO

Based on what was it not reasonable? The poster compared the two indictments and gave very clear reasons one case was stronger than the other. I don't know what point you're making here.

MOO.

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

Part of that is that he is doing it with other people, which is part of Lemon's alleged crime.

His defense so far is that he has a privilege as a journalist. It might be well to Google Judith Miller (reporter) to see how well that works.

MOO.

I'm familiar with Judith Miller. How is she relevant to this case?

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

You would be wrong; she was jailed for contempt. SCOTUS would not even hear Judith Miller's claim of journalist privilege.

It has nothing to do with this case whatsoever. We can't just reference any journalist who ever claimed journalist privilege and say they're similar to this. It has nothing to do with Lemon or the case against him.

MOO.