A federal magistrate judge rejected the Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against journalist Don Lemon for appearing alongside protesters who breached a Minnesota church over the weekend,

The ruling made public on Saturday did not identify the names of the five defendants​ for whom the Justice Department is seeking arrest warrants, but multiple sources confirmed to CBS that Lemon is one of them.

Don Lemon predicted that the Department of Justice would "try again" to bring charges against him following a recent protest at a Minnesota church.

Justice Department officials announced at least three arrests related to a disrupted religious service Sunday.

Chris Cillizza, a former CNN editor-at-large, is publicly questioning whether his ex-colleague Don Lemon deserves to be called a journalist. Cillizza penned a Substack piece Thursday with the headline “Is Don Lemon a Journalist?

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon vowed on “The Megyn Kelly Show” Friday that the Department of Justice would continue pursuing charges against former CNN host Don Lemon after a judge refused to sign off on them.

The Justice Dept. suggested independent journalist Don Lemon could be charged after he was seen in video of a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday.

Don Lemon offered a defiant message after a federal judge rejected the initial attempt to bring charges against him in connection with Sunday’s anti-ICE protest at St. Paul's Cities Church.

A federal magistrate judge in Minnesota has refused to sign a complaint charging Don Lemon in connection with a chaotic protest inside a church on Sunday, RadarOnline. com can report.

The former CNN host has maintained that he was present to cover the protest as a journalist.

Former CNN host and journalist Don Lemon is under fire from right-wing circles for his coverage and alleged involvement in an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service in Minnesota, and on Saturday,