CNN: The emergency request is set to go before a federal judge in the DC District Court and could result in hearings and legal arguments from the administration as soon as this week.
“This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles,” the outlets said in their lawsuit, which is asking the court to act immediately to revive their journalists’ access to the White House…
US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban
A coalition of four other networks – ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC, who with CNN form part of a “pool” which take turns providing television coverage of presidential events – said they would not cover events in solidarity with CNN.
..,As a result, viewers tuning into the White House feed on Monday could not hear Trump’s remarks during a midday ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiling the new White House helipad. Without proper audio, viewers were only able to watch the president’s mouth move while listening to the sound of the helicopter’s engine running…