Looks like the wheel finally turned for former CNN media personality Don Lemon.
Former cable news anchor Don Lemon was arrested last night, multiple sources with direct knowledge tell CBS News. A source familiar says a grand jury was empaneled on this yesterday. FBI and HSI were involved in the arrest, sources say.
It was not immediately clear what charges he would be facing. CBS News has reached out to Lemon's representatives and the Department of Justice for comment.
The freak-out has already begun. Here's another former CNN guy Jim Acosts announcing the statement from Lemon's attorney.
Attorney for my colleague and friend Don Lemon has released a statement saying Don was arrested by federal agents in LA last night. This is outrageous and cannot stand. The First Amendment is under attack in America! pic.twitter.com/V4TVEK7Icy
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 30, 2026
Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Mr. Lemon, has vowed to fight any charges. If the Justice Department continues with “a stunning and troubling effort to silence and punish a journalist for doing his job,” he said in a statement before the arrest, “Don will call out their latest attack on the rule of law and fight any charges vigorously and thoroughly in court.”
Lemon claims he was just being a journalist.
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