Federal Judge Orders Temporary Restoration of Press Badges for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must temporarily reinstate White House press badges for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after the outlets were barred earlier in the week.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore White House press badges for CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Thursday, allowing journalists from the three outlets back into the White House complex around noon. The order followed emergency filings by the outlets after President Donald Trump announced a ban on their access late last week. Judge Timothy Kelly said the revocation of the badges was done without "constitutionally adequate due process" and set a schedule for briefing on a possible preliminary injunction.
White House press office director Micah Stopperich filed a declaration indicating that the badges were reactivated at 9:07 a.m. ET, and that confiscated passes were returned at the gate later that morning. Despite the declaration, some reporters reported being turned away until the badges were fully reinstated.
The reinstatement does not resolve the separate issue of the White House television pool, which includes CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News. The pool is awaiting confirmation that CNN can resume its pool responsibilities; until then, the networks have not provided live coverage of President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Attorneys for the three outlets have requested an emergency hearing to address continued denial of entry by Secret Service agents, arguing that the administration has repeatedly violated the court order. The administration maintains that it is complying with the order and that the ban was related to national-security concerns, not political retaliation.