MS NOW, CNN and Politico said they were suing the Trump Administration to protect their First Amendment rights after president Donald Trump’s announcement that he would ban them from the White House’s building grounds.
The three news outlets said they had notified the government that they were filing their lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia and could see emergency hearings in the case as soon as this week, according to CNN.
All three news outlets had hinted at legal action, saying they would vigorously defend their First Amendment rights.
“Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists’ credentials because it objected to our reporting,” the outlets said in a joint statement posted on X. “Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.”
Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment outside normal business hours.
