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Trump-appointed judge ruins America's 'collective mental health' break

alternet.org · 2hShare

Thursday’s ruling from U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly putting an end to Trump’s White House media ban was lamentable for the speed with which it was issued. An exhausted nation was enjoying a break from Trump’s vitriol dominating every channel but, alas, the reprieve was short-lived. On September 24, only three days after banned outlets CNN, MSN, and Politico sued , Kelly ordered the White House to ‘immediately return, reinstate, and restore’ their access to the White House. The judge said the banned media outlets had met the legal thresholds for a temporary restraining order , which he put into effect for 14 days. “This is a high bar,” Kelly wrote, “but Plaintiffs have met it.” At argument, Trump’s DOJ made a laughable attempt to call his press ban a “matter of national security.” The DOJ argued that the three banned news organizations engaged in a “non-exhaustive list of reporting incidents” that “threatened national security and spread falsehoods.” Those incidents included publis

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