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DOJ Defends Trump Media Ban Citing National Security Ahead Of Crucial Court Hearing
Sep 23, 2026 · 7 min · 9 segments
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Global News: Daily News Briefing
Sep 23, 2026 · 7 min · 9 segments
Justice Department lawyers have submitted a sweeping legal defense of President Donald Trump's decision to ban three major news organizations from the White House, asserting in federal court that press credentials on the complex are a privilege rather than a right.
The filing comes just hours before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly presides over a high-stakes court hearing where CNN, Politico, and MSNOW are seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to stop the ban and restore their reporters' press passes.
In the legal response filed in the District of Columbia, government attorneys rejected arguments that revoking the hard passes of journalists violates the First Amendment.
Instead, the Department of Justice presented two primary justifications for the president's action, national security protection and the enforcement of basic standards of professionalism and decorum.
Government attorneys argued that the administration possesses a compelling interest in penalizing news outlets that publish sensitive or classified information.
The filing explicitly cited recent...
Justice Department lawyers have submitted a sweeping legal defense of President Donald Trump's decision to ban three major news organizations from the White House, asserting in federal court that press credentials on the complex are a privilege rather than a right.
The filing comes just hours before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly presides over a high-stakes court hearing where CNN, Politico, and MSNOW are seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to stop the ban and restore their reporters' press passes.
In the legal response filed in the District of Columbia, government attorneys rejected arguments that revoking the hard passes of journalists violates the First Amendment.
Instead, the Department of Justice presented two primary justifications for the president's action, national security protection and the enforcement of basic standards of professionalism and decorum.
Government attorneys argued that the administration possesses a compelling interest in penalizing news outlets that publish sensitive or classified information.
The filing explicitly cited recent...
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