Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges in Minnesota

Don Lemon is not going down without a fight … because he’s fighting the federal criminal charges against him in Minnesota.

The former CNN anchor just pleaded not guilty to the charges against him … one count of conspiracy against the right of religious freedom at a place of worship and one count of injuring, intimidating, and interfering with the exercise of the right of religious freedom at a place of worship.

Don was in court in St. Paul on Friday for his arraignment when he entered his plea.

The charges stem from Don’s coverage of an anti-ICE protest last month at a Minnesota church. Don says he was there covering the event as a journalist, but the feds say he was there as a collaborator in the protest.