Don Lemon walks free

Don Lemon walks free with no bond, no travel limits

Federal agents arrested Lemon Thursday night in Los Angeles. Authorities said Lemon stormed an evangelical church in St. Paul, Minn. U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue imposed no domestic travel restrictions, allowing Lemon to move freely within the United States, according to Daily Caller News Foundation West Coast Reporter Hailey Gomez, who was in the courtroom when the decision was announced.

Federal prosecutors sought to impose domestic and international travel restrictions on Lemon, including barring travel to New York and requiring him to surrender his passport, according to Gomez.

The Department of Justice argued the restrictions were necessary, but Lemon's attorney pushed back, citing a previously scheduled international trip as grounds to oppose the surrender of Lemon's passport.

The judge approved international travel, allowing Lemon to proceed with his annual trip to France, court officials said during the hearing. Lemon's defense attorney Marilyn Bednarsk said Lemon plans to plead not guilty and will fight the case, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Abbe Lowell, who defended Hunter Biden, is representing Lemon generally and has publicly vowed to fight the charges, describing the case as an attack on the First Amendment.

Marilyn Bednarski, a Los Angeles-based attorney with McLane Bednarski & Litt, LLP, handled the initial court appearance in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, where she argued against strict travel restrictions and confirmed that Lemon plans to plead not guilty.

Jusge Patricia A. Donahue was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California by the district's judges. She was not appointed by the President, but rather sworn into office on May 4, 2020, following a selection process by the Court's Executive Committee and a majority vote of the District Judges.