As a correspondent and news anchor at CNN for 17 years, he never hesitated to put his own sometimes-radical leftist agenda ahead of any balanced coverage of world events.

In fact, Lemon’s abhorrent insistence on harping his own views helped push America’s so-called mainstream journalism off the moorings of objectivity that had steadied it for years. And his independent “reporting” since getting fired for alleged misconduct in 2023 has raised questions about whether he was ever a true journalist at all.

That said, I harbor grave concerns regarding the potential outcome of a Lemon-related legal process starting tomorrow (Feb. 9) at Minneapolis District Court in Minnesota. Because how it turns out could set a dangerous precedent for real journalists doing their jobs.

Or maybe not. Let me explain.

For those unaware, Lemon and eight others were recently charged with conspiring to illegally terminate a Sunday church service through “acts of oppression, intimidation, threats, interference, and physical........

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