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‘I Will Not Be Silenced’

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Posted By: JoElla Bee, 1/31/2026 3:02:20 PM

Don Lemon has been released without bail after appearing in a Los Angeles court Friday on federal charges relating to his coverage of anti-ICE protests at a church in Minneapolis earlier this month.The 59 year-old newsman - sporting a white suit and cream sweater - is accused of conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshipers.During his 20 minute appearance Lemon didn't enter a formal plea but his lawyer Marilyn Bednarski told the court that he was pleading not guilty.[snip] Judge Donahue rejected federal prosecutors' request for $100,000 bail and released Lemon on his own recognizance.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 1/31/2026 3:19:08 PM (No. 2063117)
Nobody is trying to silence you, you rotten, obnoxious horse's hind end! But there is a LAW against you silencing people in THEIR church by loud, rude, obnoxious interference on private property. Be as loud as you want "in the public square"....but not in someone's church during a church service. I hope this disgusting, obnoxious pervert goes to prison. He'd be popular there.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: ronniethek 1/31/2026 3:32:01 PM (No. 2063123)
This dumb POS poof has a real high opinion of himself, Lack of supporting evidence notwithstanding.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: JrSample 1/31/2026 3:33:11 PM (No. 2063124)
Limits on the 1st Amendment deal with time, place, and manner. If Lemon wanted to interview the pastor he could have made an appointment with him outside of the time that the pastor was conducting a worship service. Freedom of the press does not give a journalist unlimited license to disturb other people, violate their rights, or to trespass. Lemon and Minnesota politicians who support him should ask themselves how they would react if prayer services in a Mosque were to be disrupted by protestors. We already know how democrats demand jail time for anyone who disrupts their precious abortion clinics.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: PESSIMIST 1/31/2026 3:43:41 PM (No. 2063127)
The only reason he's being silenced is that nobody is listening.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Encore 1/31/2026 3:48:16 PM (No. 2063129)
I learned as a kid ( in bygone days of school civics classes), that ones rights end where they impede on another’s rights. This self important puke needs some lessons, and hopefully they’ll be taught in a prison yard.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: marbles 1/31/2026 4:09:31 PM (No. 2063135)
This jerk and Cory Booker ( D-NJ aka Spartacus)) ought to get together and take their strongman show on the road.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: earlybird 1/31/2026 4:11:05 PM (No. 2063136)
Did this old phart stomp his oot or just hold his breath and turn red So dumb he doesn't realize his silence is the best thing about him, He wasn't missed. (Is this a line he picked uo from Spartacus Booker?)
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Reply 8 - Posted by: doctorfixit 1/31/2026 4:55:35 PM (No. 2063149)
You will be ignored. You need to get lost, loser. You are a rude, obnoxious communist
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Reply 9 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 1/31/2026 5:00:33 PM (No. 2063150)
Won't be silenced? In other words, don, you ARE a protestor and not a journalist?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 1/31/2026 5:50:24 PM (No. 2063164)
It's hard to silence a loudmouth who has to be the center of attention.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: kono 1/31/2026 6:06:39 PM (No. 2063172)
Nobody's silencing you, Don; but you do need to stop thinking everybody needs to hear what you think, and shut yourself up for once.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: kono 1/31/2026 6:09:02 PM (No. 2063173)
Besides, people in church want to hear what God says. And despite your high opinion of yourself, you are not He.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: singermom9 1/31/2026 6:46:51 PM (No. 2063179)
Carry a whistle and next time you see one of these asses BLOW HARD. spray paint THEIR cars w I LOVE ICE. Let these activist useful idiots eat their own. Break THEIR car windows. Stalin starved these useful idiots after he came into control. May they all suffer the same fate. I AM SO SICK OF THESE FOOLS. Time to say NO to these idiots. If they need surgery fill the hallways of the hospital and blow whistles while THEY have surgery. FREE SPEECH.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: stablemoney 1/31/2026 6:53:11 PM (No. 2063181)
Oh, you are silenced. I don't listen to a word you have to say.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Venturer 1/31/2026 7:27:16 PM (No. 2063204)
The 59 year-old newsman -59 year old bigot and democrat peter puffer.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: coyote 1/31/2026 10:30:02 PM (No. 2063263)
Don't you know. Lemon is doing journalism. He stands four square for freedom of the press. blah blah blah
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Reply 17 - Posted by: JimBob 1/31/2026 11:30:16 PM (No. 2063274)
"relating to his coverage of anti-ICE protests" SHOULD read "relating to his PARTICIPATION IN anti-ICE protests, INVASION OF A CHURCH SERVICE and DENIAL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S RIGHT OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"
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