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‘I Will Not Back Down’: Don Lemon Enters Not Guilty Plea
The journalist Don Lemon entered a not guilty plea on Friday to two accounts stemming from his participation in a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., last month.
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Far left. Going your way here. How do you feel going in? This is what community looks like. Show me what community looks like. This is what community looks like. I wanted to say this isn’t just about me. This is about all journalists, especially here in the United States. For more than 30 years, I’ve been a journalist, and the power and protection of the First Amendment has been the underpinning of my work. The First Amendment, the freedom of the press, the bedrock of our democracy. I will not be intimidated. I will not back down. I will fight these baseless charges and I will not be silenced. Thank you very much. Thank you.
By Meg Felling
February 13, 2026
