After an initial refusal this morning, reporters are allowed access to the WH.
Despite that overnight ruling, MS NOW White House reporter Laura Barrón-López and an MS NOW producer were denied access and had their passes confiscated when they first attempted to enter early Thursday, while another MS NOW producer was granted access. Politico said at least one of their reporters was blocked. CNN said some of its staffers were denied access, but at least one was allowed in.
MS NOW, CNN and Politico have filed a notice of noncompliance after their reporters were denied access Thursday morning, asking Kelly to set an immediate hearing. The judge ordered the Trump administration to respond by 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Less than an hour before that deadline, MS NOW journalists whose White House passes had been confiscated by the U.S. Secret Service were allowed back onto the grounds.
“I was just allowed back into the White House through the northwest gate,” Barrón-López said on air. “They first cleared me through that outer perimeter, and then I arrived at the northwest gate, showed my government ID again, and was returned my badge. I have it now with me. That was confiscated earlier this morning, and I just immediately came straight to the camera to inform everyone that we have been restored.”
It was not immediately clear whether Politico’s White House team also had its passes reinstated.
Source: MS Now
MS NOW, CNN and Politico have filed a notice of noncompliance after their reporters were denied access Thursday morning, asking Kelly to set an immediate hearing. The judge ordered the Trump administration to respond by 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Less than an hour before that deadline, MS NOW journalists whose White House passes had been confiscated by the U.S. Secret Service were allowed back onto the grounds.
“I was just allowed back into the White House through the northwest gate,” Barrón-López said on air. “They first cleared me through that outer perimeter, and then I arrived at the northwest gate, showed my government ID again, and was returned my badge. I have it now with me. That was confiscated earlier this morning, and I just immediately came straight to the camera to inform everyone that we have been restored.”
It was not immediately clear whether Politico’s White House team also had its passes reinstated.
Source: MS Now
