CNN, Politico and MS NOW filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump banned them from covering the White House. NBC News' Gary Grumbach reports on the legal filing and the latest comments from VP Vance.
Major TV networks that rotate covering the president for wider media distribution say they will not do so moving forward after President Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House last week. Trump announced the ban Friday, and reporters from the organizations were denied entry to the complex and had their credentials confiscated…
Politico, MS NOW, and CNN are suing the White House after President Donald Trump announced he was banning the three outlets. “This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or...
"Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference," read a joint statement from the three media outlets.
NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News, the fourth other networks that make up the White House TV pool, decided they would cease coverage in solidarity with banned CNNSign up for US Breaking News emailsThe three news outlets President Trump banned from the White House last Friday have filed their anticipated lawsuit against his administration to restore their…
'Could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles'
News organizations CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over the banning of their reporters from the White House on Friday. Their credentials were confiscated or deactivated when they attempted to enter White House grounds over the weekend. Trump’s decision is “sending the message that if you write stories that are critical of the…
