Judge Lifts Trump's Ban on CNN, MSNBC, and Politico, Restoring White House Access
The judge said the outlets are likely to win on due-process grounds and rejected the administration’s national-security justification for the ban.
- On Thursday, US District Judge Tim Kelly ordered the White House to restore access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, ruling the administration's September 18 ban was likely unconstitutional.
- President Donald Trump barred the three outlets on September 18, claiming they "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES," while Justice Department lawyers argued the move was necessary on national security grounds.
- In solidarity with CNN, broadcasters including ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC halted pool coverage on Monday, joining nearly 50 news organizations that filed a brief challenging the exclusions.
- Kelly, a Trump appointee, previously ordered the White House to temporarily restore access for a CNN reporter during the president's first term, establishing judicial limits on executive power regarding press access.
- The administration launched a streaming channel on Monday, aiming to bypass mainstream media; this reflects the president's long-standing characterization of press outlets as the "enemy of the people.
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Trump's government defends media exclusion – and now calls national security a reason.
The Dread of Tyrants
This week three major news organizations sued the Trump administration for locking their reporters out of the White House. CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington, asking a judge to restore their access. “There could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment,” the outlets said. […]
White House returns press credentials to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after the judge considered Trump's veto unconstitutional.
A court ordered the White House to return the accreditations to CNN and Co. Was the president's media exclusion a pipe-craper – or did he specifically apply it to the controversy?
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