{"id":2549548,"date":"2026-01-23T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-accepts-don-lemons-challenge-as-he-says-keep-trying-to-arrest-me\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:06:51","slug":"doj-accepts-don-lemons-challenge-as-he-says-keep-trying-to-arrest-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-accepts-don-lemons-challenge-as-he-says-keep-trying-to-arrest-me\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Accepts Don Lemon&#8217;s Challenge as He Says &#8216;Keep Trying&#8217; to Arrest Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-accepts-don-lemons-challenge-as-he-says-keep-trying-to-arrest-me%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2549548&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/end-of-story-new-york-times-admits-theres-zero-evidence-trump-had-anything-to-do-with-epsteins-abuse-trafficking-of-minors\/\" title=\"End of Story: New York Times Admits There&#039;s Zero Evidence Trump Had Anything to Do with Epstein&#039;s Abuse, Trafficking of Minors\">opinion piece criticizes<\/a> the modern American left as driven by narcissism and targets former CNN anchor don lemon for joining a group that disrupted a church service in st. Paul during protests against an ICE operation. The article says Lemon publicly dared the Department of Justice to arrest him, and reports that Harmeet Dhillon responded on X. It notes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-minnesota-judge-refuses-to-sign-criminal-complaint-charging-don-lemon-for-storming-church\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... Judge Refuses to Sign Criminal Complaint Charging Don ... for Storming Church\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celeb-backed-rodney-reed-case-victims-sister-says-reed-a-serial-rapist-and-murderer-new-testimony-not-credible\/\" title=\"Celeb-Backed Rodney Reed Case: Victim\u2019s Sister Says Reed \u2018A Serial Rapist And Murderer,\u2019 New Testimony Not Credible\u00a0\">federal magistrate judge<\/a> declined<\/a> to sign criminal charges against Lemon. Lemon is quoted as insisting he won&#8217;t be silenced and even likening himself to a persecuted celebrity, while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media users called<\/a> for his arrest and posted videos and commentary. The piece condemns Lemon&#8217;s conduct as a violation of churchgoers&#8217; civil rights and argues that participants in the invasion should face legal consequences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One quality defines the modern American left: narcissism.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted Thursday to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-don-lemon-announces-fired-cnn-following-brutal-ratings-scandals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disgraced<\/a> former CNN anchor Don Lemon dared President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Department of Justice to &ldquo;keep trying&rdquo; to arrest him for his role in Sunday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-unhinged-don-lemon-calls-nicki-minaj-fake-black-person-demands-thug-thrown-jail-church-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invasion<\/a> of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, by a group of leftist agitators opposed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents&rsquo; ongoing operation in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the DOJ, accepted Lemon&rsquo;s challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;OK,&rdquo; Dhillon wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a federal magistrate judge in Minnesota <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-minnesota-judge-refuses-sign-criminal-complaint-charging-don-lemon-storming-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused<\/a> to sign off on charges against Lemon.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return; 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They&rsquo;re gonna try again, and they&rsquo;re gonna try again. And guess what? Here I am. Keep trying. That&rsquo;s not gonna stop me from being a journalist. You&rsquo;re not gonna diminish my voice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, Lemon got to the heart of the matter: his own narcissism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Go ahead,&rdquo; he continued, &ldquo;make me into the new Jimmy Kimmel if you want.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-rains-fire-watching-kimmels-lying-self-centered-unfunny-return-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel<\/a>, the comedian-turned-propagandist who hosts &ldquo;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&rdquo; on ABC, was briefly taken off the air in September after lying to his audience about the identity of conservative Christian icon Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s alleged assassin. Leftists responded by turning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-distasteful-colbert-dems-try-turn-kimmel-lefts-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel<\/a> into their latest unworthy martyr.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Lemon wants the same treatment. He needs attention so badly that he violated churchgoers&rsquo; civil rights and dared the DOJ to arrest him &mdash; on camera.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Okay <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Exo4dFnww8\">https:\/\/t.co\/Exo4dFnww8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2014533984789602649?\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dhillon&rsquo;s two-letter response to Lemon&rsquo;s dare should assure the would-be leftist martyr that he will soon get his wish.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, X users responded with eagerness for Lemon&rsquo;s eventual arrest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PLEASE get him.<\/p>\n<p>And make sure you&rsquo;ve got a camera crew when you arrest him.<\/p>\n<p>For posterity.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Isaiah L. Carter &#127482;&#127480; (@IsaiahLCarter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsaiahLCarter\/status\/2014539601164050609?\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It was coordinated. He was with the group beforehand. He knew where they were going. Why they were going. It wasn&rsquo;t journalism. Holding a microphone and being followed by a camera shouldn&rsquo;t grant impunity. Don&rsquo;t back down from this, please. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kh9U2ir01P\">pic.twitter.com\/Kh9U2ir01P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Combat Action Dad (@CombatActionDad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CombatActionDad\/status\/2014535129205547110?\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One X user marveled at Lemon&rsquo;s brazenness in pursuit of attention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lemon wants to be arrested. He thinks it will help his career,&rdquo; the user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lemon wants to be arrested. He thinks it will help his career<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kdbox (@Kdbox2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kdbox2\/status\/2014543880222556316?\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The narcissism that motivates leftists like Lemon only festers when crimes of this kind go unpunished.<\/p>\n<p>For all his repellent qualities, Kimmel merely spoke words. No one wanted him arrested for it.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon, by contrast, participated in the protesters&rsquo; invasion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unbelievable-don-lemon-lectures-pastor-christianity-anti-ice-rioters-storm-church-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>and then furthered their agenda<\/em><\/a>. 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