“In the video and audio reviewed by The Post, at no point does Lemon appear to obstruct the pastor’s movement.” In fact, it was the pastor who "appears to place his right hand on Lemon’s side."
The indictment also claims Lemon “physically obstructed” congregants as they tried to leave. But the video “shows Lemon holding the door for people who are leaving.”
Shocker: "Video footage appears to contradict key aspects of a federal indictment’s descriptions of former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s actions at a protest last month inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to a review by The Washington Post." https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/13/don-lemon-minnesota-church-protest/