CNN denied access to arrivals for White House state dinner
Judge Timothy Kelly said the outlets were likely denied due process and ordered the White House to restore their press access immediately.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to "immediately return, reinstate, and restore" access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit, provisionally lifting the administration's ban on the three outlets.
- Secret Service agents confiscated press credentials from the three organizations Thursday morning, initially denying them entry. The administration's actions prompted the legal challenge, with the court finding the outlets met thresholds for a temporary restraining order.
- Major networks refused to air footage of President Donald Trump without assurances that CNN would be included in the video pool. On Wednesday, 50 groups including the AP filed amicus briefs urging the court to restore access.
- Reporters regained access by early afternoon, though the process took over two hours due to badge reactivation. White House officials had initially restricted coverage to non-editorial staff despite the court's earlier ruling.
- Judge Kelly, who previously restored access for a reporter in 2018, set an Oct. 5 deadline for arguments on a preliminary injunction. He emphasized the government must establish clear conduct standards for revoking press passes.
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A U.S. federal judge had ordered Thursday the replacement of access to these media, temporarily suspending President Donald Trump's decision to exclude these media and also the online newspaper Politico
CNN and MS NOW regained access to the White House. However, according to their reporters, they were not allowed to observe the arrival of China's head of state Xi Jinping to the State Dinner.
The White House prevented two CNN reporters from covering Xi's arrival, after trying to dictate to the network what type of journalists they could access, reports CNN The White House has denied access to CNN and MS NOW journalists to cover Xi's arrival at the state dinner organized by Donald Trump for the Chinese president this Thursday night. Prior to the event, the White House prevented two CNN reporters from covering Xi's arrival, after tryin…
CNN denied access to arrivals for White House state dinner
The Trump White House has again denied access to CNN as guests arrive for President Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. This after a judge shot down Trump’s ban to keep CNN, MS NOW and Politico out of the White House. Senior White House Correspondent Kristen Holmes reports on OutFront.
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