Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, has announced that they plan to charge disgraced former CNN anchor Don Lemon under the Ku Klux Klan Act, a Reconstruction-era law enacted to combat terrorist activities by groups like the KKK.
The impending charges stem from Lemon’s involvement when a group of anti-ICE activists stormed a church in Minneapolis, disrupting a religious service and intimidating worshippers, on Sunday.
The Ku Klux Klan Act, formally known as the Enforcement Act of 1871, prohibits conspiracies to threaten, injure, or intimidate individuals to prevent them from exercising their constitutional rights, including the free exercise of religion.
According to reports, Lemon not only accompanied the protesters but had prior knowledge of their plans to target the church, which was hosting a service at the time.
Some have even alleged that he was the one who incited the protesters to target the church.
Before the incident, Lemon is seen in his team’s own footage discussing the “secret operation” with activists, confirming they had the church’s address, and even instructing his staff not to reveal the location.
“We’re not going to give any of the information away,” Lemon says in one clip.
The former CNN anchor also acknowledges, “We don’t know what’s happening. We kind of do, but we don’t know how it’s going to play out, right?”
Upon arrival, he directs the camera, “We are here. I think maybe if you just have it on the church.”
Don Lemon had foreknowledge of the church invasion protest that left kids in tears. He must be investigated over when he knew this and if he planned this in any way with the group.
The group, and I mean every single member of it, MUST be arrested over it.pic.twitter.com/qOQYI4iw1M
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 19, 2026
After the incident, Lemon claimed, “I didn’t even know they were going to this church until we followed them there… Once the protest started in the church, we did an act of journalism.”
WTF?! Don Lemon personally PRAISED one of the rioters who stormed a CHURCH in Minnesota yesterday, telling him “thank you for your service”
Lemon is NOT a “journalist”
He ENCOURAGED people to storm the church and harass churchgoers.
LOCK HIM UP! pic.twitter.com/dqmI4zK6Dq
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 19, 2026
This apparent lie has fueled the DOJ’s case, with officials arguing that Lemon’s actions went beyond reporting and amounted to active participation in violating the congregants’ civil rights.
Yeah so if Don Lemon and every single radical that stormed that church isn’t immediately arrested, people are going to start taking matters into their own hands & things are going to get ugly fast
Either the DOJ steps up, or the American parents whose kids were terrified, will pic.twitter.com/g0u5pL29b2
— Savanah Hernandez (@Savsays) January 19, 2026
On Monday, Dhillon appeared on The Benny Show to explain the legal implications.
“The Klan Act is one of the most important federal civil rights statutes,” Dhillon said. “It makes it illegal to terrorize and violate the civil rights of citizens. Whenever people conspire to do this, the Klan Act can be used.”
She emphasized that the full force of the federal government would be brought to bear on such disruptions, drawing parallels to how the FACE Act has been used against pro-life protesters outside abortion clinics.
“Everyone in the protest community needs to know that the fullest force of the federal government is going to come down and prevent this from happening and put people away for a long time,” Dhillon warned.
As Dhillon noted, if peaceful pro-life grandmas can face felony charges for praying outside clinics, then activists and so-called journalists who disrupt churches should expect the same accountability.
WATCH:
BREAKING: DOJ Announces Intention to Charge Don Lemon under the Ku Klux Klan Act.
The KKK Act makes it illegal to threaten, hurt, or intimidate people to prevent them from exercising their God-given rights.
HARMEET DHILLON: “The Klan Act is one of the most important federal… pic.twitter.com/GWnXAMtWc9
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 19, 2026
Dhillon also posted the interview and wrote, “To those asking where the arrests are: MN state prosecutors could have made arrests yesterday. The DOJ must first go before a federal judge to obtain an arrest warrant.
She added, “Make no mistake: AG Pam Bondi & The Justice Dept will pursue federal charges in this case.”
To those asking where the arrests are: MN state prosecutors could have made arrests yesterday. The DOJ must first go before a federal judge to obtain an arrest warrant.
Make no mistake: @AGPamBondi & @TheJusticeDept will pursue federal charges in this case. pic.twitter.com/aifeMUwvmf
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) January 19, 2026
Lemon has not yet publicly responded to the announcement.
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