Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty To Charges From Church Protest

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon plead not guilty this afternoon to federal charges filed after he live streamed a demonstration inside a church in Minnesota last month. Plus, a look at Kathy Ruemmler’s resignation from Goldman Sachs amid fallout from the Justice Department’s release of millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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