AP Requests D.C. Circuit Review of White House Press Ban - USA Herald

AP Requests D.C. Circuit Review of White House Press Ban - USA Herald

The Associated Press (AP) today filed an emergency petition asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reconsider a recent split panel decision that reinstated the White House’s directive banning the AP from the press pool covering the Oval Office, Air Force One, and Mar-a-Lago. The AP described the panel’s decision as “unprecedented,” warning it empowers the Trump administration to violate First Amendment prot…