Trump-media clash: judge orders press pass restoration for CNN, MSNBC and Politico

New development in the dispute between Donald Trump and some American media. Federal judge Timothy Kelly has, in fact, ordered the US president's administration to immediately restore access to the White House for CNN, MSNBC and Politico, after they had been banned following the tycoon's decision. According to the ruling issued in the last few hours, Kelly established that the revocation of journalists' press passes occurred without guaranteeing "constitutionally adequate due process".

Despite what the judge decided, however, in these hours a Politico journalist was blocked from entering the White House. The same fate happened to a colleague of Msnow. Even some CNN staff members were unable to access the White House in the early hours of the morning: CNN itself reports this.

According to the judge himself, the "general rule" is that "individuals must be notified and given an opportunity to be heard before the government deprives them of a constitutionally protected interest," Kelly wrote. In fact, it turns out, the Trump administration did not inform reporters of the possibility of appealing the decision until Wednesday, days after the passes were revoked. Trump announced the ban on the three publications in a social media post last Friday, writing that he wanted to remove them "due to their constant fake news reporting." And adding: 'Other media will follow who always spread fake news.'

The three newspapers sued, asking for the suspension or total cancellation of the provision. In court documents, the lawyer for the three media outlets involved argued that the ban contradicted previous rulings, violated the principle of due process and was issued simply because of Trump's aversion to those journalists. Administration lawyers, for their part, responded by stating that Trump's decision actually included an appeals procedure, although this was only explicitly noted in letters sent to newspapers days after the ban was announced.

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