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Judge Declines AP Challenge To New White House Press Pool Policy, But Says Time Will Tell Whether Wire Service Still Gets “Second Class Treatment”
The judge said that the "proof is in the pudding" as to whether the AP will get equal access.
Donald TrumpGetty A federal judge who ruled that the Trump White House’s ban on the Associated Press was a violation of the First Amendment nevertheless declined to challenge the administration’s response: A new policy that limits the wire service’s access but doesn’t restrict it altogether. McFadden turned down the AP ‘s request to issue a new order to enforce his previously ruling, that the White House must end its ban on the wire service on the basis of its content. He cited a provision in the new policy that stated that the president “retains absolute discretion over access to the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other comparably sensitive spaces.’”
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