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White House defends media outlet bans, now citing ‘professionalism’ standards

The Hill
October 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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White House defends media outlet bans, now citing ‘professionalism’ standards

Trump administration lawyers are fighting back against CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s attempt to prevent the White House from enforcing futures bans against them — with the Justice Department (DOJ) now arguing the three outlets failed to meet “professional” standards. “The President concluded that they have failed to maintain basic minimum ‘standards of professionalism and…

Trump administration lawyers are fighting back against CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s attempt to prevent the White House from enforcing futures bans against them — with the Justice Department (DOJ) now arguing the three outlets failed to meet “professional” standards. “The President concluded that they have failed to maintain basic minimum ‘standards of professionalism and…