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New Don Lemon court filing alleges federal officer lied to the judge
['Sarah K. Burris']
Alternet.org
A new court filing from ex-CNN host Don Lemon was filed Wednesday, alleging that a Department of Homeland Security officer lied under oath in a statement to the judge in his case.
The government then 'took Chief Judge Schiltz's advice' and obtained a grand jury indictment on January 29, 2026.
The timing strongly suggests that the government presented the same false account of the journalists' conduct to the grand jury."
Their specific request is to find whether this sworn statement and any others were used to secure a grand jury indictment.
Justice Department prosecutor Neville Hedley told the judge that no false information in earlier documents made it into the indictment.