3 US media outlets turn to court again after being barred from entering the White House

Washington, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- Three U.S. media outlets filed an urgent request today, Thursday, for a court hearing after being barred from entering the White House again, despite a federal judge having issued a temporary restraining order permitting their access. CNN reported that its correspondent, along with reporters from MSNBC and Politico, were denied entry to the White House on the same day a court ruling allowed them to do so. The network added that a U.S. Secret Service officer responsible for White House security confiscated the press credentials of the three journalists. In their legal filing, the outlets stated that the U.S. administration had not complied with the ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who deemed the ban on these media outlets a violation of the U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment guaranteeing press freedom. They urged the federal judge to convene an emergency follow-up hearing to compel the White House and the Secret Service to abide by the law and immediately reinstate the confiscated press credentials. U.S. President Donald Trump had announced last Friday a decision to ban these outlets from entering the White House, citing their publication of news he described as “fake,” and later accused them of producing reports that constitute a “threat to U.S. national security.” (End) R.S.R./A.M.S.