A federal magistrate judge has rejected the Justice Department’s criminal complaint against Don Lemon tied to his coverage of an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service in January 2026, finding insufficient basis to charge him under the FACE Act or related conspiracy statutes. The court determined Lemon was present solely in a journalistic capacity, a distinction that has blocked advancement of the case toward trial or sentencing. With no conviction secured and the prosecution’s initial efforts rebuffed, traders assign overwhelming probability to the “No” outcome. Remaining uncertainty stems from the possibility of a successful government appeal, renewed grand jury action, or unforeseen new charges arising from ongoing investigations, though none have materialized in the months since the magistrate’s ruling.