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Journalist Don Lemon blasted his January arrest<\/a> during his Thursday appearance on “The View,” saying he thought he was getting “mugged” and believed it was racially charged.<\/p>\n

In January, a group of agitators interrupted a worship service at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, over suggestions that the church was affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Cities Church Lead Pastor Jonathan Parnell\u00a0described the incident\u00a0as an “ambush”<\/a>\u00a0and said agitators were screaming in children\u2019s faces. Parnell said cameras were shoved in his face and he lost sight of his wife, children, and congregation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lemon, who livestreamed the agitators storming the church and confronted the pastor<\/a> with questions, was charged with conspiracy to deprive religious freedom rights and a violation of the FACE Act.<\/p>\n

DON LEMON FORMALLY ARRAIGNED, PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES STEMMING FROM VIRAL MINNESOTA CHURCH STORMING<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lemon described the arrest during his Thursday interview on “The View,” saying he initially thought he was being mugged during an encounter in an elevator.<\/p>\n

“Someone grabbed me and I said, \u2018Oh my God, I’m being mugged!\u2019 I thought I was being mugged, so I started jostling, I started pulling back, they’re like, \u2018We’re federal agents, we’re here to arrest you,'” he said.<\/p>\n

“Federal prosecutors do that and the Justice Department does that to send a message and to intimidate and to harass, and I’m \u2013 it’s unfortunate, my friend, that you went through that,” co-host Sunny Hostin said.<\/p>\n

Lemon, agreeing that humiliation was the point of such treatment, noted that an attorney friend had told him, “\u2019They gave you the N-word treatment.\u2019”<\/p>\n

“Yes, that is correct,” Hostin agreed.<\/p>\n

It appeared Lemon was referring to a separate person than Hostin, who is also an attorney and a longtime friend of Lemon.<\/p>\n

DON LEMON FORMALLY ARRAIGNED, PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES STEMMING FROM VIRAL MINNESOTA CHURCH STORMING<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lemon has\u00a0pleaded “not guilty” to federal charges<\/a>\u00a0related to his presence at the church. Lemon has denied wrongdoing and argued he was there as a journalist protected by the First Amendment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During a February interview with liberal journalist and podcaster Jim Acosta, Lemon derided the churchgoers<\/a> who criticized his presence there, saying they likely saw him as a protester rather than a journalist, because he is Black.<\/p>\n

“And I think they were looking at me and, because the bulk of the protesters were Black, maybe they thought because I’m Black, that and I kept saying, \u2018I’m not a protester. I’m here covering the protest. I’m not with them,\u2019” he said.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ and did not receive an immediate reply.<\/p>\n

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