DOJ defends White House media ban in court filing
The Justice Department is defending President Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House. In a late-Tuesday court filing, the administration urged U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to reject a request challenging the ban, arguing that access to the complex is a privilege and citing national security concerns.
The Justice Department is defending President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House, according to a court filing.
The Trump administration argued that access to the White House complex is a privilege and said the restrictions were justified by national security concerns. The filing, submitted late Tuesday, asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to reject a request challenging the ban.
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