Donald Trump will appeal the judge's ruling that struck down the White House ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW.
Donald Trump has filed a notice of appeal against a judge's order suspending the White House's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the government from revoking the outlets' hard passes for staff.
Donald Trump has filed a notice of appeal against a judge's ruling suspending the White House's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, issued a preliminary injunction to the media preventing them from revoking their staff's strict clearances to White House press areas. Kelly wrote in his opinion that the media organizations are likely to succeed in their claims that their First Amendment rights have been violated.
Trump, represented by attorneys in the Justice Department's civil division, filed the warning in a D.C. court on Wednesday. RELATED NEWS: Legal judge rules Trump administration can't resume White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico News Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns amid allegations of ethical misconduct. Trump says we didn't like what we were reading
A White House official said the general ruling was "wrong." "Fake news has no place claiming a seat in the President's Oval Office. The lies they tell the public are a disservice to the American people and break the fabric of our democracy. They are perfectly capable of reporting directly from the outside," the official said. Watch on Deadline
On September 18, Trump announced the ban on these media in a post on social media. CNN, Politico and MS NOW sued the following Monday, and Kelly issued them a temporary restraining order a few days later. He issued his latest ruling late Tuesday, about 90 minutes before the TRO was set to expire. A preliminary injunction is usually valid until trial or if an appeals court rules against it.
In his opinion, Kelly wrote that the plaintiffs "are likely to succeed not only on their due process claim, but also on their two First Amendment claims."
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And just like that, America has again admitted to being the land of the free, ugh it hurts.
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