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AP Journalists Tell Judge That White House Ban Has Hurt Their Ability To Report On Donald Trump, Warn Of Chilling Effect On Other Media


The Associated Press‘ lead White House correspondent and photographer testified today that the Trump administration’s ban on their access to the Oval Office and other events has hurt their ability to report on the president. Correspondent Zeke Miller told Judge Trevor McFadden that, since the White House ban on the AP on Feb. 11, and […]

The Associated Press ‘ lead White House correspondent and photographer testified today that the Trump administration’s ban on their access to the Oval Office and other events has hurt their ability to report on the president. Julie Pace, the AP’s executive editor, wrote in an op ed in The Wall Street Journal this morning, “The White House claims this is simply a matter of changing which news organizations have access to the president. He hinted to attorneys that he was considering a potential middle ground, distinguishing the very limited access of Oval Office events from those that are in the East Room and open to a larger group of credentialed White House reporters.

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