CNN, MSNOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent
Summary
CNN, MSNOW and Politico asked a court to make an order restoring their White House press-pool access permanent. They say the White House is still keeping their reporters from covering President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and on Air Force One, despite earlier orders from U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.Key Facts
- CNN, MSNOW and Politico expanded their legal complaint against the White House over press access.
- The outlets asked the court to make the access order permanent.
- They say the White House continues to exclude their reporters from the rotating press pool.
- The outlets say their reporters remain barred from covering Trump in the Oval Office and on Air Force One.
- Their attorney, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., said the locations are where Trump most often engages with the press.
- The outlets say the exclusions retaliate against them for reports the president dislikes and violate their free-speech rights.
- Judge Timothy Kelly had previously ordered the administration to allow the outlets' reporters to return fully to the press pool.
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