Washington, Sept 25:
A federal judge temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House grounds, ordering that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. It’s the latest development in an escalating showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.
Trump announced he was banning the outlets, assailing what he called “fake news,” and later arguing that their reporting was a risk to national security. The outlets argued the ban was a blatant violation because it singled them out for the content of their coverage.
In an order, US District Judge Timothy Kelly said the media outlets had met the legal thresholds to obtain a temporary restraining order, in effect for 14 days. He said they were likely to succeed in showing that their White House press passes were revoked without due process.