CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO have accused the Trump administration of continuing to exclude their journalists from presidential events and Air Force One despite court orders restoring their White House press credentials.
The news organizations alleged that the White House has prevented them from performing scheduled press pool assignments as part of continued retaliation for coverage President Donald Trump considers unfavorable, according to an amended complaint filed Oct. 28.
The court order restored media credentials on Sept. 24 and granted a preliminary injunction Oct. 13.
The White House responded with a statement emailed Wednesday to The Epoch Times.
“No person and no journalist has a constitutional right to access to the President’s Oval Office, Air Force One, or other sensitive and private facilities,” the statement read. “When publications lie, fabricate, and ignore the truth, proximity matters less and they can write their fiction from outside of these secure facilities.”…