MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

Journalists from CNN, MS-NOW and Politico had their passes confiscated when they tried to enter the White House on Saturday, in what CNN called an “illegal assault” on press freedom. NEW YORK (AP) — Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.” Reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to White House on Saturday.

Reporters describe being blocked from entering the grounds, getting badges confiscated; networks expected to appeal 'illegal assault' on press freedom The post CNN, MS NOW, Politico denied White House access after Trump accuses them of ‘fake news’ appeared first on The Times of Israel. The White House on Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico, following through with US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would ban them from the building’s grounds. All three news outlets separately said their teams’ press passes were ‌confiscated on Saturday morning when their journalists went to the White House.

They have signalled that they may contest the ban on the grounds that it conflicts with the US Constitution’s First Amendment protections for... CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters' White House press badges were confiscated, the outlets reported.