CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they’ve notified Trump administration they’re filing a lawsuit over denied White House access.
News of the move comes just days after reporters from from the two cable networks CNN and MS NOW both went live on Saturday, local time, to report they’d been barred following a ban imposed by President Donald Trump.
The actions escalated Trump’s long-running efforts to restrict news coverage by journalists he finds objectionable.
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Trump said Friday he would ban both organizations and also Politico, because of their coverage — which he called “fake news.” Politico said its White House reporter Cheyenne Haslett was also denied entry to the White House and had her badge confiscated.
