News outlets Trump banned from White House announce lawsuit
Three major news organizations are suing the Trump administration after their journalists were banned from the White House. The outlets argue the move violates their First and Fifth Amendment rights and constitutes an attempt to control press coverage.
Why it matters
This case highlights a significant legal conflict regarding executive power and the constitutional protections afforded to the press in the United States.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images POLITICO, CNN, and MSNOW are suing Trump after their journalists were banned from the White House. The outlets are seeking to immediately restore White House access. They say the ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments. Three news organizations whose journalists were banned from the White House last week are suing President Donald Trump and three top advisers, calling the abrupt lockout a "direct assault on the First Amendment." POLITICO, CNN and MSNOW said in a joint statement Monday that they are bringing the federal lawsuit in a bid to immediately restore access for their reporters, who were denied entry to the White House complex on Saturday and had their credentials confiscated by the Secret Service.
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