Don Lemon Spills What Nancy Pelosi Told Him After His Arrest!

Lemon was taken into custody Thursday night over his alleged role in a disruptive demonstration targeting immigration enforcement at a Minnesota church last month. According to Fox News, he appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom, was released without bail, and is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 9 in Minneapolis.

Since the arrest, Lemon has been embraced by a chorus of liberal commentators and Democratic politicians who have cast him as a victim rather than a participant in a politically charged stunt. Pelosi has emerged as one of his most prominent defenders, underscoring how the left often rallies around its media allies even when they face serious legal scrutiny.

February 03, 2026

During a Monday livestream, Lemon recounted a phone call from Pelosi in which she urged him to persevere and framed his legal troubles as a constitutional cause. He said the California Democrat encouraged him to stay strong and suggested he could become the face of the First Amendment because of his actions.

The honorable Speaker Emeritus said to me, she said ,'you will be, you know, just stay strong [and] you will become the face of the First Amendment, you know if you got to be strong. You got to do it right,'" Lemon said. Then I said well, 'Madame Speaker, do you think that we're going to have an election in 2026?' She said, 'absolutely 100%.' And so I take her at her word, and I stand with that."

Fox News Digital reported that Pelosis office was asked to comment on Lemons account of the conversation but did not immediately respond. Her silence leaves unanswered whether she truly believes a media personality facing federal charges should be elevated as a constitutional icon.

Lemon, while saying he accepts Pelosis assurance that the 2026 midterm elections will proceed, voiced sweeping doubts about the durability of the U.S. Constitution. He argued that members of the press must now band together in response to his arrest, framing his legal predicament as a broader threat to journalism.

We need a free and independent press in this time. And for like-minded people who believe in the Constitution, who believe in democracy, it is time for us to band together and not let the small things separate us, because if we don't end this now, I believe the very little that we have left of our Constitution is going to be over. It's going to be gone. We won't have that anymore if we continue," Lemon said. His rhetoric mirrors a familiar progressive narrative that equates legal accountability with an assault on democracy, even when the charges involve alleged coordination with disruptive activists.

Federal prosecutors have charged Lemon with conspiracy to deprive rights and violation of the FACE Act over his role in the anti-ICE protest that interrupted worship services at a Minnesota church. The FACE Act, long criticized by conservatives as a tool selectively enforced by the Department of Justice, is now being deployed against a media figure who has frequently aligned himself with left-wing causes.

Lemon drew widespread attention last month after livestreaming left-wing agitators who stormed St. Pauls Cities Church during Sunday services, an incident many churchgoers viewed as an attack on religious liberty. Lemon insists he was present solely as a journalist, not as a protester, but the DOJ indictment alleges he coordinated with protest organizers before they entered the church, raising serious questions about where activism ends and journalism begins.

For many on the right, the episode underscores a double standard in how political protests are portrayed and prosecuted, especially when they target institutions like churches and immigration enforcement that conservatives strongly support. As the case moves toward Lemons February court date, it will test not only his claim to be a neutral journalist but also the lefts willingness to defend disruptive tactics when they collide with the rights of worshippers and the rule of law.