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Don Lemon Hires Attorney After Arrest Linked to Protest

2/11/2026

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Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, has hired Joseph H. Thompson after his arrest on January 30 in Beverly Hills linked to a St. Paul church protest.
Thompson recently left the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office and will face the office he once led.
Lemon is charged with two felonies for a January 18 anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service and violated the FACE Act.

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Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, has hired Joseph H. Thompson after his arrest on January 30 in Beverly Hills linked to a St. Paul church protest.
Thompson recently left the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office and will face the office he once led.
Lemon is charged with two felonies for a January 18 anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service and violated the FACE Act.