A federal judge on Thursday extended a temporary block on President Trump’s White House ban of Politico, CNN and MSNOW.
US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, extended his block and said he will issue a ruling in the two business days.
The Hill reported:
A federal judge on Thursday briefly extended an order lifting a ban implemented by the White House last month on three new outlets President Trump said should not be allowed to cover him over what he has called “fake news” that puts national security in danger.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, is weighing whether to issue a longer-lasting injunction after he handed down a 14-day temporary restraining order last month that required the administration to immediately restore press credentials for reporters from CNN, Politico and MS NOW.
That order was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Thursday but Kelly said at the start of the hearing that it would be in effect for “another two business days.”
President Trump last month announced that he has banned CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House for constantly reporting “FAKE NEWS.”
The outlets filed suit and sought an emergency order to overturn the ban.
A lawyer for the outlets accused the Trump Administration of banning the news organizations “completely out of the blue” and urged the judge to immediately restore their access.
“I think it is fair to say that process … wasn’t followed here, talking about predeprivation process,” Judge Kelly said, according to CNBC.
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