CNN, MS Now, and Politico are filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump banned the three outlets from the White House press pool on Friday. “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…
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…
NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News also declined to step in and provide pool coverage of the president after CNN was banned from doing so on Monday.
"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.
The actions were a clear escalation of President Donald Trump's long-running efforts — in the courts and through administrative action — to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable, and were the latest test of First Amendment protections in the United States.
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they were prevented from entering the White House grounds after President Trump announced plans to ban all three outlets.
President Donald Trump said he banned the three media outlets because of what he called "cumulative stories," saying, "You get sick of it."
MS NOW, CNN and Politico announced Monday that they are suing President Donald Trump’s administration for banning reporters’ White House access. Trump said in a Friday Truth…
'Could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles'
