AP had refused to call the Gulf of Mexico as desired by Trump. AP reporters were then refused to access appointments in the Oval Office several times. In mid -February, the news agency was permanently banished from Trump’s office and the presidential machine.
AP then sued three employees of Trump. In her application submitted on Friday, the news agency argues that the refusal of access to the Oval Office and the Air Force One dismissed the first addition of the US constitution, which guarantees expression and press freedom.
The defendants are the chief of staff of the White House, Susan Wiles, vice chief of staff Taylor Budowich and the press spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt. The news agency said she wanted to “defend her right to editorial independence” with the step.
The lawyers of the White House rejected AP’s argument on the grounds that “it is at the President’s discretion to decide who receives special media access to exclusive events”. The judge rejected AP’s claim to reverse its exclusion with an injunction, but said the exclusion of US media reports “problematic” and asked the White House to rethink the decision.
