Trump to appeal order blocking White House from banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly had ruled that the three outlets targeted by President Donald Trump can keep their access to the White House complex.

Trump to appeal order blocking White House from banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico

TL;DR

  • The Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge's order blocking the White House's ban on MS NOW, CNN, and Politico.
  • U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that the three outlets can keep their access to the White House complex.
  • The judge found that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their claims that the ban violates their First Amendment rights due to viewpoint discrimination.
  • Kelly stated that the decision to revoke access was an effort to suppress the speakers' activity due to disagreement with their views, not for national security or professional standards.
  • The judge noted that there was no evidence that national security was the original reason for the ban, suggesting it was a post-hoc justification.