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The scene at Cities Church in St. Paul was nothing short of an outrage: a mob of anti-ICE agitators burst into a Sunday service, chanting and intimidating worshippers while cameras rolled — and Don Lemon was right in the middle of it, livestreaming and egging on the chaos. Video shows Lemon following protesters into the sanctuary and badgering congregants as they tried to leave, a spectacle that any decent conservative sees as a deliberate act of provocation, not noble journalism.
Yet even after federal authorities launched an inquiry and multiple organizers were arrested, a magistrate judge reportedly refused to sign a complaint charging Lemon — a decision that has conservatives crying foul and demanding equal application of the law. This is not about silencing a voice; it’s about whether the law means anything if a media personality can storm a church, disrupt worship, and walk away scot-free while ordinary citizens would face swift consequences.
Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have publicly signaled they are taking the incident seriously, calling it a potential violation of federal protections for houses of worship and moving to hold organizers accountable. That strong language is exactly what Americans expect when sacred spaces are desecrated — but talk is cheap unless it leads to consistent prosecutions, including for high-profile enablers who use their platforms to inflame mobs.
Don Lemon’s protest-as-journalism defense rings hollow when footage contradicts his claims; he’s seen coordinating with activists and describing the action as an “operation” they would follow, which undermines any credible claim of neutral reporting. If you travel with the mob, narrate its march, and amplify its message in real time, you have crossed the line from observer to participant — and that line has real legal consequences under statutes that protect worship from coercion.
Conservatives have watched for years as left-wing activists and sympathetic media personalities dodge accountability while ordinary Americans face the full force of the law for far lesser offenses. This double standard corrodes trust in our institutions and fuels cynicism about who rules in America — a media class that gets immunity while regular citizens pay the price. The remedy is plain: impartial enforcement that does not bend for fame or ideology.
The federal Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon has correctly reminded the public that the First Amendment is not a shield for coordinated disruption of religious services, and investigators are right to examine whether those involved violated federal statutes like the FACE Act. Let the DOJ gather the evidence, but let it also act without fear or favoritism; when citizens see justice applied unevenly, it deepens the rot in our constitutional order.
Don Lemon may posture as a brave journalist standing up to federal enforcement, but his presence at Cities Church was a provocation dressed up as coverage — and until prosecutors treat such behavior the same as they would for anyone else, conservatives will have every reason to shout for accountability. No one is above the law, and no one should get a pass for turning a house of worship into a political amphitheater.
Americans who value faith, order, and equal justice should demand that the Department of Justice follow through: bring charges where the facts support them, and if they can’t, explain why, with transparency and evidence. Our system survives only when the rules are enforced fairly; if that means holding a celebrity journalist to account, then so be it — let justice run its course and let liberty and law win over media-fueled mob rule.
