CNN, MS NOW, Politico Tell Judge White House Access Denied
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they were turned away from the White House Thursday, despite a court order hours earlier that temporarily restored their access.
U.S. District Judge Tim Kelly found that the revocation of the White House credentials of the journalists “likely violated their constitutional due process rights.”
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they were turned away from the White House Thursday, despite a court order hours earlier that temporarily restored their access.
The outlets sued the Trump Administration over the ban earlier this week, arguing it is a “direct assault” on the First Amendment.
US district judge orders temporary lifting of Trump’s ban on the three media outlets, saying it was likely unconstitutionalA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore White House access to journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico, saying his ban on the three media outlets was likely unconstitutional.US district judge…
The journalists were blocked from the grounds before 9 a.m. EDT. Due to timing, there is a possibility the ruling was not yet processed.
The back-and-forth is the latest in an extraordinary showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.
apparent denial of access to the reporters early this morning.
President Donald Trump has been ordered to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, with a federal judge ruling early Thursday morning the three media outlets must be "immediately" granted necessary permissions.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters have now been allowed back at the White House after a judge blocked President Trump’s ban. All three outlets had been turned away earlier in the day despite a judge’s order that the White House temporarily reinstate their access.