Judge Says He’ll Rule “As Soon As I Can” On Trump’s Ban On CNN, Politico And MS NOW; Expresses Concern Over Due Process
A federal judge said that he will rule “as soon as I can” on whether access should be restored to CNN, Politico and MS NOW after Donald Trump‘s banned them from the White House because of their coverage of him.
In a 45-minute hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly noted thta he is bound by D.C. circuit precedent over White House access, including a 1977 decision in Sherrill vs. Knight and a 2020 decision in Karem Vs. Trump, the latter having to do with the revocation of report Brian Karem’s credentials.
Kelly told the attorneys at the outset that. based on precedent, “wasn’t followed here.”
The judge also noted that he previously presided over a CNN lawsuit against the administration after they revoked the hard pass of its then-chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta. Kelly ruled that his pass had to be restored because he was not given notice.
KioskNews shows a cleaned-up reading view extracted from the publisher’s page — the original always lives on their site, not ours.