Former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday in a criminal case stemming from his coverage of a ​protest at a Minnesota church against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Journalist Don Lemon is set to be arraigned in federal court in Minnesota after being indicted for his alleged role in disrupting a service at church

After pleading not guilty to federal civil rights charges over his coverage of a protest at a church linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Don Lemon called the case an attack on press freedom.

Former CNN anchor and independent journalist Don Lemon is charged with conspiracy to deprive religious freedom rights and a violation of the FACE Act.

Don Lemon last month livestreamed aggressive agitators storming St. Paul's Cities Church under the suspicion that its pastor had collaborated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).