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Trump-appointed judge asks if national security ever justifies press removal

A U.S.federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration could justify blocking CNN, MS Now, and Politico from accessing the White House using national security concerns. Judge timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, asked a lawyer for the media outlets whether such reasons could ever be valid to uphold the ban. The case challenges the administration’s reliance on national security as a reason to limit media access to the White House.


A federal judge questioned on Wednesday whether the Trump administration can rely on national security concerns to justify barring CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House.

Could national security reasons “ever be a winner?” U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, asked a lawyer for the media outlets challenging President Donald Trump’s ban.

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