Dan Abrams predicts Don Lemon will become 'hero', says DOJ case against him 'going to go nowhere'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: TV personality Dan Abrams on Friday, Jauary 30, warned that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) case against independent journalist Don Lemon is set to fail.

He said it will “be great” for Lemon and that he will come out “as a hero,” despite the “pain” and “hassle.” 

This comment came on the heels of Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing Lemon’s arrest over protests at St Paul church, Minnesota. Lemon had livestreamed the scene as anti-ICE demonstrators disrupted the church service earlier this month.

Dan Abrams says Don Lemon will emerge stronger despite hiccups 

As per Mediaite, speaking on Friday, January 30, on SiriusXM’s 'The Dan Abrams Show', Abrams said, "The case is going to go nowhere! Nowhere." He questioned why an arrest happened at all. 

Abrams then highlighted a federal magistrate judge's verdict, who had already refused to sign arrest warrants due to insufficient evidence. 

“They got a federal grand jury to indict Lemon and the others,” Abrams said, “which is not hard when you, again, remember, grand jury is no defense attorney, just the prosecutor, and if you’ve got prosecutors who are as corrupted as the prosecutors were dealing with these days, it’s not hard to believe.”

Abrams made his comments as Lemon’s arrest sparked backlash, with former Vice President Kamala Harris alleging the Trump administration was 'trampling' on the First Amendment. 

"I said to someone today who is close to Don, I didn’t talk to Don today, I said to him, this is going to be great for Don Lemon because- it’s going to be a pain, be some expense, some hassle- but in the end, he’s going to emerge from this as a hero."

"And that’s in part because, number one, you would think the lesson has been learned, which is using the criminal justice system to go after someone, rightly or wrongly, can turn these people into heroes.”

Abrams added, “It helped Donald Trump enormously, the criminal cases that were brought against him. Bill Clinton became more popular after Ken Starr went after him.” He continued to attack the Department of Justice, “In the end, this is just about this corrupted Department of Justice going after their enemies. That’s what this is about."

"It’s not really about the First Amendment. And their defense is going to be he wasn’t trying to violate anyone’s civil rights or religious freedom. He was just giving the public information[...]That’s what he was doing there.”

Abrams concluded, “Don Lemon will not be convicted. Don Lemon will not go to jail. The question will only be how much hassle and effort will it take to get there.”

Don Lemon vows to keep reporting despite arrest

After being released outside a downtown Los Angeles courthouse, Don Lemon expressed gratitude to those who supported him and stood by his work. “I will not stop now. I will not stop ever,” Lemon said. “In fact, there is no more important time but right now, this very moment, for a free and independent media that shines a light on truth and holds those in power accountable.”

He criticized the Department of Justice, saying federal agents arrested him “for something I’ve been doing for the last 30 years, and that is covering the news.” “The First Amendment of the Constitution protects that work for me and for countless other journalists who do what I do,” he added. “I stand with all of them and I will not be silenced. I look forward to my day in court.”