Finally — accountability.
On Thursday, the long-overdue arrests began after a pack of left-wing activists stormed a Minnesota church service, hijacked a place of worship, and refused repeated commands to leave. The first to go was Nekima Levy Armstrong, the alleged architect of the stunt. She was quickly followed by Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and later by an especially unhinged participant, William Kelly.
Better late than never.
This wasn’t a protest. It was a premeditated ambush of a church — planned, coordinated, and executed with the smug confidence of people who believed the law simply did not apply to them.
BREAKING: William Kelly who filmed himself storming a church in Minnesota and harassing congregants has been ARRESTED by the FBI pic.twitter.com/njqU1MlpKo
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 22, 2026
And then there was Don Lemon.
Yes, that Don Lemon — former CNN host turned activist cosplay artist — who inserted himself directly into the mob and pretended, with a straight face, that he was “just doing journalism.”
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Lemon didn’t stumble into this scene accidentally. As RedState documented, he met with the activists before the invasion, appeared to have advance knowledge of what was about to happen, and then happily joined the mob as they stormed the sanctuary.
Once inside, Lemon didn’t observe. He didn’t report. He harassed the pastor.
NEW: Don Lemon tries lecturing a pastor on the First Amendment after a mob of far leftists stormed a church in Minneapolis.
Pastor: “This is unacceptable. It’s shameful to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship…”
Lemon: “Listen, there’s a constitution, the First… pic.twitter.com/joHdCvaXe6
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 18, 2026
On video, Lemon can be seen lecturing the clergy that the intruders had a “right” to be there — inside someone else’s church, during a worship service, after being repeatedly asked to leave.
And when he was told to get out? He lingered. Eight more minutes.
Eight minutes inside a sanctuary he had no right to be in, needling worshippers, provoking reactions, and pretending the First Amendment gives cable news alumni the right to trespass in churches.
This wasn’t journalism. This was activism with a camera.
And now, finally, the fantasy that storming a church is some kind of protected political theater is collapsing — one set of handcuffs at a time.
Which brings us to what Lemon did when the attack started. He didn’t stay outside to document the situation. Instead, he participated in the invasion of the church, including expressing support for the operation. At one point, he asserts to the pastor that the activists have a First Amendment right to protest in the church. He also demands to know why the pastor isn’t doing something to appease those who had just invaded the house of worship.
But here’s where the story took its most infuriating turn.
As the Department of Justice moved to bring charges, a magistrate judge in Minnesota flat-out refused to sign an arrest warrant for Don Lemon — despite clear evidence of pre-planning, coordination, and on-camera participation in the church invasion.
Let that sink in.
Activists get hauled off in cuffs. The ringleaders get booked. The deranged foot soldiers get processed.
But the celebrity agitator? Protected. Shielded. Spared.
Thankfully, as we reported, this is far from over. The judge’s refusal isn’t an acquittal. It’s not immunity. It’s a procedural speed bump. Prosecutors still have options: indictment, Information, grand jury, or refiling before another judge:
The Department of Justice still has a powerful option on the table: charging him by Information, which bypasses the need for a judge’s initial sign-off and moves the case directly into formal prosecution.
But now Lemon has doubled down with a video where he taunts the DOJ to “come arrest me” while puffing up his chest and pretending he’s some noble defender of press freedom:
Don Lemon DARES Pam Bondi to try and arrest him..
“I stand proud, and I stand tall — keep trying..” ? pic.twitter.com/SRHYvdOxZa
— American AF ?? (@iAnonPatriot) January 23, 2026
Look, I stand proud, and I stand tall. This is not a victory lap for me because this is not over. They’re gonna try again, and they’re gonna try again, and guess what? Here I am. Keep trying. That’s not gonna stop me from being a journalist. You’re not gonna diminish my voice. Go ahead, make me into the new Jimmy Kimmel if you want. Because I’m not going anywhere, and I’m going to believe the same things whether you want to, whatever. None of this is about justice. This is about power, and it’s about people who are incompetent.
The head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, provided a clear and impactful response that speaks volumes:
“Okay.”
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) January 23, 2026
On one point, Don Lemon is accidentally correct: the DOJ is not going to let this go. And that’s very bad news for him.
When you allegedly coordinate in advance with activists preparing to commit multiple criminal acts, “I’m a journalist” is not some magical legal shield. It’s not a force field. It’s not a get-out-of-jail-free card. If Lemon had walked out the moment the pastor told him to leave, he might have something resembling a defense.
He didn’t. Instead, he stayed. He argued. He harassed the clergy. He lingered eight minutes inside the sanctuary after being told to go. He didn’t document — he participated.
His words and actions make painfully clear that he wasn’t there as a neutral observer. He was there to push an anti-ICE narrative, back the activists, and then slap a “journalism” label on his behavior as camouflage. And Lemon knows this.
That’s why his little bravado routine isn’t confidence — it’s strategy. He’s not taunting the DOJ because he believes he’s legally safe. He’s not angling for a “Jimmy Kimmel moment” either — that ship sailed years ago. Let’s be honest: Lemon’s current cultural relevance is roughly on par with Jim Acosta, which is to say, negligible.
What Lemon does understand is how modern lawfare works.
Make noise.
Control the narrative.
Seed doubt.
Influence future judges.
Poison potential jurors.
The louder he gets now, the more he hopes to insulate himself later. And yes — he also wants this. Desperately.
Because as a fired network host with a middling podcast and fading influence, Lemon needs oxygen. He needs controversy. He needs martyrdom. A federal charge would be the biggest career event he’s had in years — and he’d monetize it in about five minutes. That’s the part nobody should miss.
This isn’t courage. This is career maintenance.
So by all means, Don — keep taunting. Keep puffing out your chest. Keep livestreaming your delusions of grandeur. Because if prosecutors decide you crossed the line from reporter to conspirator, the attention you’re begging for may arrive in the form of an indictment.
