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Judge Rejects Trump White House Effort To Delay His Order In Associated Press Case
A federal judge rejected White House arguments to delay his order to end its ban on access to the Associated Press due to their editorial choices. In an order today, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote that in asking for a stay until after a decision is rendered on appeal, the government “has not shown […]
In an order today, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote that in asking for a stay until after a decision is rendered on appeal, the government “has not shown it is likely to succeed on the merits.” In February, Trump and his aides banned the AP’s White House hard pass holders from pool coverage of Oval Office events, as well as other presidential appearances, including those in the East Room and at Mar-a-Lago. The judge also noted that on Air Force One, the president “travels in first class territory in the nose of this Boeing 747, while the press pool is confined to the rear of the plane…The Government’s claim that this jumbo jet configuration is an intimate space is simply not credible.”
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