WASHINGTON, Oct 14 — A federal judge blocked yesterday the White House from banning CNN, MS Now and Politico journalists, following President Donald Trump’s decision to ban the news outlets last month.
District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that the Trump administration must grant the journalists access to the White House while the lawsuit filed by the three outlets against the ban proceeds.
Kelly said the outlets were “likely to succeed not only on their due process claim, but also on their two First Amendment claims.”
Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House on September 18 for distributing what he called “fake news” and “fiction and lies.”
