Never before have I felt the need to contact the Department of Justice...
Get a couple Quaker Oats cannons, Lemon in one, Jussie Smollett in the other. Point and shoot them at each other, PPV, slo-mo and all the tv production tricks, hilarity ensues.
Gregg Jarrett says dismissing the charges against Don Lemon raises red flags, predicting the DOJ will bypass the magistrate and pursue an indictment through a grand jury or a district judge:
“Rejecting the charges against Don Lemon smells fishy to me, and we may actually learn more about the magistrate’s motivations, his bias, and his conflict of interest. Legally, the magistrate would have had to decide that the prosecutors did not meet the standard of probable cause. But personally disagreeing with the wisdom or fairness of bringing the case is not a valid ground for overriding the charging decision. I thoroughly expect the DOJ to do one of two things here: either bypass the magistrate by going directly to a grand jury for an indictment against Don Lemon, or go to a real district court judge.”
January 22, 2026, 10:53 PM
scratchy
I'd love to see Lemon wearing tar and feathers
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January 23, 2026, 05:51 AM
RichardC
"The magistrate judge who declined to approve charges for Lemon was Douglas Micko"
"A Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint charging independent journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday, multiple sources familiar with the proceedings told CBS News.
"The attorney general is enraged at the magistrate's decision," said a source familiar with the matter. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been in Minnesota for two days, as the Justice Department has sought to surge prosecutorial and law enforcement resources there.
A different source stressed that the process is not over, and the Justice Department could find other avenues to charge Lemon.
The magistrate judge who declined to approve charges for Lemon was Douglas Micko, sources told CBS News. Micko previously worked as a federal public defender.
Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement Thursday that the magistrate's actions "confirm the nature of Don's First Amendment protected work this weekend in Minnesota as a reporter."
"Should the Department of Justice continue with a stunning and troubling effort to silence and punish a journalist for doing his job, Don will call out their latest attack on the rule of law and fight any charges vigorously and thoroughly in court," Lowell said.
The government had hoped to charge Lemon along with a raft of other people who participated in the protest at the church.
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Tension was evident during Thursday's hearing to review the arrests. Just minutes after Micko began the hearing, federal prosecutors conceded they had yet to provide copies of the arrest warrants to the two women arrested and their attorneys.
"We can get them," Robert Keenan, an attorney in the Civil Rights Division, told the judge.
Micko then ordered a recess and vowed not to proceed until that happened, prompting audible gasps and some cheers from those in attendance watching in overflow rooms.
When proceedings restarted, the Justice Department's request for Armstrong and Allen to be detained was swiftly denied, as were their requests for detention hearings.
Keenan argued that the allegations involved "crimes of violence," but Micko shot back that he didn't see "any threat or use of force."
Ultimately, both Armstrong and Allen were ordered to be released on condition they remain in Minnesota, stay off the church's property and avoid contact with any witness or victim.
But later Thursday, defense attorneys told CBS News that both Armstrong and Allen would not be released pending the Justice Department's plan to appeal and seek their detention."https://www.cbsnews.com/news/magistrate-judge-
“Rejecting the charges against Don Lemon smells fishy to me, and we may actually learn more about the magistrate’s motivations, his bias, and his conflict of interest. Legally, the magistrate would have had to decide that the prosecutors did not meet the standard of probable cause. But personally disagreeing with the wisdom or fairness of bringing the case is not a valid ground for overriding the charging decision."
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Fuckers are certainly networked. I read Frey's wife is tied in with the Somali's somehow as well. Pit of vipers.
"Fixed fortifications are monuments to mans stupidity" - George S. Patton
January 23, 2026, 08:33 AM
nhtagmember
I've just declared myself a judge and I'd be happy to sign the papers ...
January 23, 2026, 10:55 AM
Z06
________________________________________________________ The trouble with trouble is; it always starts out as fun.
January 23, 2026, 03:01 PM
nhtagmember
if that isn't classic judicial misconduct I don't know what is...the judge should be prosecuted and jailed
do your damned job or expect to be on the receiving end of someone who is willing to do it in spite of you
January 30, 2026, 07:32 AM
Patriot
He was arrested…anyone have link?
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January 30, 2026, 07:33 AM
oddball
Lemon got his Booty Call last night, he was taken into custody in Los Angeles.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
January 30, 2026, 07:48 AM
Greymann
January 30, 2026, 07:49 AM
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January 30, 2026, 07:55 AM
hooch
They're going to have to put him in a women's prison to for punishment, if they stick him in with the men he'll think he died and went to heaven.
January 30, 2026, 08:00 AM
GrumpyMCO
The schadenfreude I'm experiencing right now is glorious...
January 30, 2026, 08:27 AM
Ripley
The media will treat Lemon as one of theirs but his stink will end up on them, not theirs on him. I'll predict now, a lot of stink.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
January 30, 2026, 08:44 AM
LS1 GTO
A poopy situation he got into himself but, he’ll probably blow it.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...