{
  "id": 12924397,
  "title": "Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, lawyer tells judge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-made-clear-that-media-ban-was-due-to-critical-coverage-lawyer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T17:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/08/trump-media-ban-hearing"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lawyer for CNN, MS Now and Politico says Trump admitted he banned networks from White House over their coverage Donald Trump continues to be the strongest witness for the media companies arguing that they were unfairly barred from the White House at his direction, a lawyer representing CNN, MS Now and Politico told a federal judge on Thursday afternoon. The media coalition was in court asking the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}