U.S. judge blocks White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico
President Donald Trump has long attacked media outlets that have aired critical coverage of his campaigns and administrations.
A federal judge has ruled that Trump's ban on CNN, Politico, and MSNBC likely violates the US Constitution's first amendment protections for free speech and free press. The three news outlets sued the administration, arguing that the ban infringed upon their due process rights and should be restored immediately. Trump had previously accused the three outlets of "constantly writing or report [ing] FICTION and LIES" and had threatened to rename the Ford Theatre in Washington DC after himself, despite the site being notorious for Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The news outlets claimed that the ban was justified on national security grounds.
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