Don Lemon's arrest.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
On Thursday night, former CNN anchor and independent journalist Don Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with federal civil rights violations for his alleged actions at a protest inside a Minnesota church in January. The Department of Justice charged Lemon, activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, Minnesota-based journalist Georgia Fort, and six others with conspiracy to interfere with the civil rights of church congregants and with violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Lemon, who has maintained that he was covering the protest as a journalist, was released without bond after appearing in federal court on Friday afternoon. His next hearing is scheduled for February 9 in Minneapolis.
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| 0:00.0 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. |
| 0:08.4 | This is Tangle. |
| 0:09.0 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 0:28.0 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and on today's episode, we're going to be talking about the charges against Don Lemon. |
| 0:34.6 | It is Monday, February 2nd. We're going to break down exactly what happened and then share some views from the left and the right and then my take on this very controversial story. Before we jump in, though, quick heads up that we're actually hiring right now. |
| 0:49.7 | Applications are open for a part-time role on the Tangle editorial team. This remote position involves |
| 0:55.8 | in-depth research and editing work on our daily newsletter, as well as opportunities to contribute |
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| 1:30.0 | Thanks, Isaac, and welcome everybody. |
| 1:32.2 | Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. |
| 1:39.8 | For those of you who asked, I had a wonderful time with my daughter celebrating her fourth birthday at Disneyland. |
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| 2:08.6 | and definitely well for me. So thanks for asking about that. And I hope all of you are doing really |
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