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News Outlets Seek Restoration of Trump White House Access
President Donald Trump barred three news organizations from entering the White House.
The organizations are CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
They say the ban unfairly punishes them for their reporting.
They also say it violates the Constitution and their right to due process.
The Trump administration says access to the White House is a privilege rather than a guaranteed right.
A judge will decide whether the outlets should regain access while the larger legal case continues.
The judge previously ordered the White House to restore a CNN reporter’s press pass in a similar dispute.
Other television networks stopped sharing pooled coverage to show support for the banned outlets.
This made it harder for viewers to hear some of Trump’s public remarks.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico will ask a federal judge to restore their White House access.
The outlets argue that President Donald Trump’s ban violates free speech and due process protections.
The Trump administration says White House press access is a privilege, not an entitlement.
Judge Timothy Kelly will consider the outlets’ request for immediate access while the lawsuit continues.
Major television networks suspended pooled coverage in solidarity, disrupting live coverage of Trump’s movements.
- Who
- CNN, MS NOW, Politico, President Donald Trump and U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.
- What
- The three news organizations are seeking the immediate restoration of their White House access after Trump banned them.
- Where
- A federal court hearing in Washington will consider the request involving access to the White House.
- When
- The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Washington time, or 1930 GMT; the report was dated September 23.
- Why
- Trump accused the outlets of reporting “fiction” and “lies,” while the outlets say the ban unlawfully targets their speech and violates due process.
News Organizations
Trump Administration
Constitutional rights
News Organizations
The outlets say the ban is a direct assault on the First Amendment and violates their due process rights.
Trump Administration
The administration argues that the president can suspend access because White House access is a privilege rather than an entitlement.
Reason for the ban
News Organizations
The outlets characterize the action as an illegal response to their reporting and an attack on press freedom.
Trump Administration
Trump says the organizations repeatedly publish or broadcast “fiction” and “lies” about him and has accused the media of trying to damage Republicans before the November midterm elections.
Immediate media access
News Organizations
CNN, MS NOW and Politico want their access restored immediately while the lawsuit is litigated.
Trump Administration
The administration is defending the suspension in court rather than agreeing to immediate restoration.
Key facts
- Organizations seeking access
- CNN, MS NOW and Politico
- Requested relief
- Immediate restoration of White House access while the lawsuit proceeds
- Hearing time
- Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (1930 GMT)
- Judge
- U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly
- Administration’s position
- White House access is a privilege, not an entitlement
- Press solidarity action
- Major U.S. television networks suspended pooled coverage of Trump’s movements
- Related precedent
- In 2018, Kelly ordered the White House to restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass
Quotes
CNN, MS NOW and Politico
News organizations challenging the White House access restrictions in court
“This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles”
theprint.in
“shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States.”
theprint.in
Sources
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