Blanche says president has right to restrict access to White House and Air Force One
Blanche said one-sided coverage can endanger U.S. interests abroad as the three outlets fight a 14-day court order restoring access.
- On Sunday, Attorney General Todd Blanche defended President Donald Trump's right to restrict media access to the White House and Air Force One, a day after CNN was barred from traveling to Tennessee.
- Judge Timothy Kelly recently ordered the Justice Department to restore press credentials, ruling the ban lacked "constitutionally adequate due process," while the department argues "one-sided" news reporting constitutes a national security issue.
- While Kelly's order temporarily restored "hard passes" to the White House grounds, it did not directly address pool duties on Air Force One, leaving travel access unresolved.
- Blanche denied CNN was banned, calling it a "privilege" for reporters to cover the White House, as the Justice Department asserts that persistent "misinformation" justifies limiting specific media organizations.
- The White House Correspondents Association created the press pool to ensure consistent coverage, yet tensions remain as Trump frequently criticizes CNN, Politico, and MSNOW for "false and defamatory" reporting and "media bias across the board.
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How Blanche is shattering DOJ's standard of political independence
The nation’s top federal law official is drawing scrutiny for his recent political appearances. With just five weeks left until the midterms, some experts say Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring lines meant to keep the Justice Department free of partisan bias. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin reports.
POLITICS: Attorney General Defends Trump’s Press Restrictions After Judge Halts White House Media Ban – The Beltway Report
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that President Donald Trump is “sick and tired of certain media outlets just refusing to report accurate news,” defending the administration’s decision to restrict some news organizations from White House access even after a federal judge temporarily blocked the policy this week. Blanche made the comments on ABC’s “This Week” with host Martha Raddatz, who pressed him on why there was no television pool c…
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Connect FM | Local News Radio | Dubois, PAAG Blanche addresses White House news outlet ban amid litigation, calls access ‘a privilege … not a right’
(WASHINGTON) - Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday addressed the Trump administration's decision to ban three mainstream news outlets from accessing the White House, saying that President Donald Trump had not "denied access" to the organizations and asserting that it is a "privilege ... not [...]
Blanche reiterates national security concerns justify reporter ban
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the White House’s reporter ban on Sunday, reiterating that it was implemented for national security purposes. “Well, the president hasn’t denied access, that’s not the right way to describe it,” Blanche said while speaking with Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s This Week. She asked Blanche to justify the lack of […]
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